Dinosaur
find: Velociraptor ancestor was 'winged dragon'
By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News
Scientists have discovered a winged dinosaur -
an ancestor of the velociraptor - that they say was on the cusp of becoming a
bird. The 6ft 6in (2m) creature was almost perfectly preserved in limestone,
thanks to a volcanic eruption that had buried it in north-east China.And the
125-million year-old fossil suggests many other dinosaurs, including
velociraptors, would have looked like "big, fluffy killer birds". But
it is unlikely that it could fly.
So was this origin of dragons ? Where they really winged dinosaurs? Interesting thought for a Friday.
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