Fossil Reveals Dinosaurs' Distinctive Path to Flight
· Science
A stunning fossil sheds light on how dinosaurs developed the traits that led to flight. The specimen offers new anatomical evidence on the evolutionary transition toward avian flight.
Why it matters：The find refines the evolutionary sequence from feathered dinosaurs to birds, a long-debated question in paleontology and evolutionary biology.
Key points
- Fossil shows features linked to the dinosaur-to-flight transition
- Provides new anatomical evidence on avian flight origins
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