Tongtianlong Skeleton (IMAGE)

University of Edinburgh

Tongtianlong Skeleton

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A well preserved fossil of a new species of winged dinosaur, known as Tongtianlong or Mud Dragon, is giving scientists vital clues on a late flurry of evolution before the mass exctinction event.

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Junchang Lu

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