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Illustration of Caudipteryx, an extinct feathered dinosaur, showing a small, birdlike creature with a beaked face, feathered body, short arms with wing-like feathers, and a fan of tail feathers.
Dr. Jingmai O'Connor smiles and gestures toward a fossil of Archaeopteryx on display at the Field Museum, with exhibit text visible in the background.
Archaeopteryx skeleton
Side-by-side illustration comparing a modern black-and-white bird on the left with a feathered dinosaur, Archaeopteryx, on the right, both with wings spread.
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Illustration of Confuciusornis sanctus, an extinct genus of early bird, showing a feathered body, long tail feathers, and outstretched wings with clawed fingers. The origins of birds.
Silhouette of a bird with outstretched wings holding a Hello, my name is ? badge, next to a set of four large, weathered bones on a dark background.
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of the bird dinosaur Longipteryx alongside two toy dinosaur figurines.
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feathered dinosaur: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Nov 07, 2024
Media added. Oct 18, 2024
Added interactive. Aug 21, 2024
Media added. May 14, 2024
Noted that Dilong was the first feathered tyrannosaur and compared the feathers of Dilong to those of Yutyrannus. Apr 20, 2022
Modified title of Web site: LiveScience - Rare Dinosaur Find: Fossil Covered in Feathers, Skin. Nov 28, 2016
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Rare Dinosaur Find: Fossil Covered in Feathers, Skin. May 29, 2016
Added video. Sep 10, 2015
Text related to Xiaotingia and the function of feathers in Yutyrannus removed; text related to feathers in general and the first birds clarified. May 04, 2012
Text describing Yutyrannus added. Apr 26, 2012
New text describing the significance of the birdlike dinosaur, Xiaotingia, added. Aug 23, 2011
New article added. Apr 14, 2011
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