New Bird-like Dinosaur Found

This past week, a research team in China has found a fossil of a previously unknown dinosaur that is supposed to be instrumental in the transition from dinosaurs to birds, which is hard to figure out because of the lack of well-preserved fossils from that time period. It was on earth approximately 160 years ago, making it older than the oldest known bird, the Archaeopteryx. The description of the Anchiornis huxleyi is that it had 4 wings, feathers all over its body, and was approximately the size of a chicken. It is a precursor to many modern birds.

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