An exceptionally well-preserved theropod dinosaur from the Yixian Formation of China
Abstract
Two spectacular fossilized dinosaur skeletons were recently discovered in Liaoning in northeastern China. Here we describe the two nearly complete skeletons of a small theropod that represent a species closely related to Compsognathus. Sinosauropteryx has the longest tail of any known theropod, and a three-fingered hand dominated by the first finger, which is longer and thicker than either of the bones of the forearm. Both specimens have...
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Title
An exceptionally well-preserved theropod dinosaur from the Yixian Formation of China
Published Date
Jan 1, 1998
Journal
Volume
391
Issue
6663
Pages
147 - 152
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