Two new species of dinosaurs bearing feathers support the idea that birds arose from dinosaurs.
References:
Qiang, J., P.J. Currie, M.A. Norell, and J. Shu-An. 1998. Two feathered dinosaurs from northeastern China. Nature 393(June 25):753.
Further Readings:
Monastersky, R. 1998. ‘Feathered’ dinosaur makes debut. Science News 153(Feb. 7):95.
______. 1997. Biologists peck at bird-dinosaur link. Science News 152(Nov. 15):310.
______. 1997. A fowl fight. Science News 152(Aug. 23):120.
Sources:
Philip J. Currie
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Box 7500
Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y0
CanadaAlan Feduccia
University of North Carolina
Department of Biology
Coker Hall
Campus Box 3280
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280Lawrence M. Witmer
Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Department of Biological Sciences
Athens, OH 45701
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