Feathered Dinosaur Fossil from China Challenges Bird Evolution Theories
An analysis of a microraptorine fossil published in Nature Communications reveals that bird-like adaptations evolved independently in this dinosaur group.
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First reported by New Scientist, 5h 20m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 29 Sept 2026. New Scientist published first, on 29 September at 15:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 5h 20m later. The most recent article, from South China Morning Post, appeared on 30 September at 09:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: New Scientist, Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, South China Morning Post.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- New ScientistSpectacular feathered dinosaur fossil shows bird-like adaptations
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesNew feathered, winged dinosaur from China challenges our theories on bird and dinosaur evolution
- South China Morning Post4-winged fossil found in Liaoning challenges single origin of dinosaur flight
Sources
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- 4-winged fossil found in Liaoning challenges single origin of dinosaur flight South China Morning Post
- New feathered, winged dinosaur from China challenges our theories on bird and dinosaur evolution Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Spectacular feathered dinosaur fossil shows bird-like adaptations New Scientist
In this story
- Nature Communications