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Sinosauropteryx

by

Julius T. Csotonyi/Novapix

Reference

t-din03-00050

Date

2010-04-17

A metre-long compsognathid dinosaur, Sinosauropteryx prima, forages for prey in a Cretaceous Chinese forest. This dinosaur is among the growing number whose remains include preserved feather-like integumentary structures, strongly suggesting their close kinship with birds.