‘Bizarre’ long-legged bird-like dinosaur has scientists enthralled in China:
Scientists have unearthed in Fujian Province the fossil of a Jurassic Period ...
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Jurassic Long-Legged Dinosaur Sheds Light on BirdsFujianvenator, found in China, lived 148-150 million years ago, revealing key steps in avian evolution during the Jurassic period.
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- The fossil of Fujianvenator prodigiosus was uncovered in Fujian Province and dates back to the Jurassic period.
- This pheasant-sized dinosaur had elongated limbs resembling wings and may have been adapted either for running swiftly or wading in wetlands.
- It belongs to the avialan group, which includes birds and their closest dinosaur relatives, highlighting a critical evolutionary stage.
- Though the fossil lacks preserved feathers, its close relatives and typical avialan traits suggest it likely had feathers.
I would say 'bizarre'. Fujianvenator is far from similar to any modern birds.— Min Wang, a palaeontologist at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, describes the peculiarities of Fujianvenator.
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