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Published online 25 September 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.949
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Oldest feathered dinosaur found
Chinese fossil find sheds light on evolution of birds.
Chinese scientists have discovered a near-complete fossil of the oldest bird-like dinosaur, and their find suggests such feathered animals were present on Earth more than 150 million years ago.
The fossil of the four-winged species, Anchiornis huxleyi is dated to the Late Jurassic period, 151-161 million years ago.
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Anchiornis huxleyi reconstruction image looks very cute, not at all a fearful Jurassic animal; Spielberg may give a rethinking on back to the Jurassic era!