Rare intermediate fossils give researchers insight into evolution of bird-like dinosaur
Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 10:13
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An international team of researchers discovered a new species of dinosaur, Xiyunykus pengi, during an expedition to Xinjiang, China. The discovery is the latest stemming from a partnership between the George Washington University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The findings were published today in Current Biology along with the description of a second new intermediate species, Bannykus wulatensis.