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A newfound feathered dinosaur sported fuzz and weird rods on its shoulders

The chicken-sized carnivore is the first feathered dino fossil found in the Southern Hemisphere

Ubirajara jubatus feathered dinosaur

Ubirajara jubatus (illustrated) may have used its shoulder streamers and feathery mane for flashy dances and displays.

© Bob Nicholls/Paleocreations.com 2020

By John Pickrell

- More than 2 years ago

Editor’s note: This study was withdrawn by Cretaceous Research in September 2021. In an email to Science News, journal publisher Lantice Brett stated that the withdrawal was due to ethical and legal concerns “regarding permissions for specimen export [which] remained unresolved nine months after [the study’s] initial publication.”