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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Scaly New Dinosaur Creates Flap Over Feathers' Evolution


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The fossil of Juravenator starki, a newfound species of dinosaur, and an artist's conception (inset) of what the dinosaur might have looked like.

Experts say the fossil represents the best example of a European dinosaur from this period.

Photograph © Jura Museum Eichstatt by G. Janssen, illustration by Stephanie Abramowicz