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Press Release 07-115
Dinosaur Fossil Shows Signs of Early Flight Mechanism
"Miniaturization" is hallmark of bird origins
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A dinosaur fossil unearthed in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia shows that miniaturization, a hallmark of bird origins and a necessary precursor of flight, occurred progressively in primitive dinosaurs.
Credit: F. Ippolito, American Museum of Natural History |
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