科学家在中国东北地区公布了一块保存异常完好的1亿年前小型带羽毛恐龙化石,这可能重塑我们对恐龙如何飞上天空的理解。
Scientists have unveiled an exceptionally well-preserved 100-million-year-old fossil of a small, feathered dinosaur in northeastern China that could reshape our understanding of how dinosaurs took to the skies.
新发现的物种被命名为Norellraptor barsboldi,是一种体长57厘米(22英寸)的四翼掠食性恐龙。
The newly discovered species, named Norellraptor barsboldi, is a four-winged predatory dinosaur measuring 57cm (22 inches) long.
该生物属于小盗龙类——一种与鸟类亲缘关系密切、长有羽毛和翅膀的小型恐龙——它为飞行演化提供了新证据……
Belonging to the microraptorines – small dinosaurs with feathers and wings closely related to birds – the creature offers fresh evidence that flight evolved...