| More news hot of the presses. I paraphrase the following and it is also a translation from Japanese in a
daily newspaper- so you don't have to panic about copyright Mickey!!! A new specimen of the feathered dinosaur Sinosauropteryx
has been discovered in China. The new specimen is one metre long and is totally covered in
2mm long feathers. This specimen is regarded to be an adult and the previous specimen as a
juvenile - hence why it was only partially covered with feathers and was only 56cm long.
The specimen is thought to be older than upper Jurassic [Take this with a pinch of
salt!-PGD]. No photo or much else that is worth mentioning. I let you know more as I find
out more
From:
Dr. Paul G. Davis
Division of Vertebrate Palaeontology, National Science Museum, 3-23-1
Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169, Japan.
12/12/96. |
