Fossil of Norellraptor barsboldi, a feathered dinosaur from Liaoning, China

New Dinosaur Species Suggests Multiple Origins of Flight Among Bird Relatives

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The discovery of Norellraptor barsboldi, a small microraptorine dinosaur from 120 million years ago in China's Liaoning province, challenges previous beliefs about the evolution of flight. This finding suggests that flight may have evolved independently more than once among the closest relatives of birds.

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