Caihong juji (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Caihong juji

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Caihong juji is a newly described, bird-like dinosaur with an iridescent, rainbow crest. It lived in China about 161 million years ago, and may have used its impressive feathers to attract mates.

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Illustration by Velizar Simeonovski for The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences.

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