Chilly times for Chinese dinosaurs: Abundance of feathered dinosaurs during temperate climate with harsh winters

Friday, March 11, 2011 - 19:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Dinosaurs did not always enjoy mild climates. New findings show that during part of the Early Cretaceous, north-east China had a temperate climate with harsh winters. They explain the abundance of feathered dinosaurs in fossil deposits of that period.

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