Dinosaur discovery raises questions on origins of feathers

Fossils from China may push back date for feathers’ evolution

By Malcolm Ritter / The Bulletin
March 20, 2009

NEW YORK — A small dinosaur that once roamed northeastern China was covered with a stiff, hairlike fuzz, a discovery that suggests feathers began to evolve much earlier than many researchers believe.

Scientists had previously identified feathers and so-called....

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