Paleontologists discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari from fossils uncovered in 2012. It was a giant, feathered creature adapted ...
But its position on the evolutionary tree is debated because, despite having feathered ... the reduction of the tail constitutes the most dramatic change during the dinosaurs-bird transition ...
Fragments of skin from the tail region more strongly resembled the skin of modern birds. This implies that dinosaurs may have retained their scaly reptile skin during the early days of feather ...
Zelenitsky has co-authored over 50 different publications and was part of a team that first found evidence of feathered ...
The embryo was found in a "tucking" position—its head bent forward, feet positioned on either side, and back curved ...