Livescience

Exceptionally Preserved Feathered Dinosaur in China Recasts the Origins of Flight

A remarkably preserved feathered dinosaur fossil from China is offering fresh evidence that the building blocks of flight evolved in non-avian dinosaurs earlier and more independently than many scientists had assumed. The discovery strengthens the case that bird-like wings and aerodynamic adaptations emerged in multiple dinosaur lineages, reshaping debates over how powered flight first took form.