Four-winged dinosaur fossil found

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Scientists in China have found the fossil of a four-winged feathered dinosaur.

The small bird-like creature is called Changyuraptor yangi, and lived 125 million years ago in the Liaoning Province of China.

At 132cm long, weighing over 4 kilograms, it is the biggest dinosaur of its type discovered.

And it’s bigger than the largest flying birds around today, such as the albatross.

The scientists found a well-preserved, complete skeleton with a long tail with 30cm feathers.

Four-winged dinosaurs, such as this, are known as microraptorines.

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12 Responses

Freddie fish says:

July 28, 2014 at 11:07 am

Wow if they were alive I would ride!!!
Snivy says:

July 29, 2014 at 9:55 am

That’s amazing
veeral (yolo fallen) says:

July 29, 2014 at 10:41 am

I love dinosaurs…
emily says:

July 29, 2014 at 2:29 pm

THAT IS SO AWESOME ITS OUT OF THIS WORLD
stpat says:

July 29, 2014 at 4:05 pm

that is awesome.
stjoseph says:

July 29, 2014 at 4:28 pm

So coooooool!!!!!!! 🙂 😉 🙂 😉
ella says:

July 29, 2014 at 8:15 pm

cool i will die it is so cool well AWSOME’
ella says:

July 29, 2014 at 8:17 pm

if it is in the mewseum i will look at it 😀
COZ I GO YOLO says:

July 30, 2014 at 8:17 pm

Wow that’s cool
Dr. Sharvultuar says:

August 1, 2014 at 1:24 pm

Awesome 😉 🙂 😀 😉 🙂 😀 😉 🙂 😀
mansell says:

August 7, 2014 at 9:53 am

PREEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉 🙂
noah says:

April 5, 2016 at 2:53 pm

is it bigger then Queslcoatless?