Sinosauropteryx
was covered with proto-feathers.
Caudipteryx's
feathers are key evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
Protarchaeopteryx
had long, symmetrical feathers, but probably couldn't fly.
Confuciousornus
is the earliest-known bird that flew much like modern birds.
Psittocosaurus
is a Ceratopsian (horned) dinosaur found near these bird-liike
dinosaurs.
Dig
up a dinosaur! Click
to dig into this fossil site in northeast China. When
you find a fossil, drag it down to the matching
fossil below to see what kind of dinosaur you've
found!
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