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Anchiornis is a
genus of small, four-winged
paravian dinosaurs, with only one
known species, the type
species Anchiornis huxleyi,
named for its similarity...
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genera (or
between individuals in the case of
numerous genera such as
Anchiornis). Most had
vaned tail
feathers forming a frond-shaped tail, with the tails...
- 160 million
years ago. The
avialan species from this time
period include Anchiornis huxleyi,
Xiaotingia zhengi, and
Aurornis xui. The well-known probable...
- and were
those theropods most
closely related to birds. For example,
Anchiornis huxleyi is
currently the
smallest non-avialan
dinosaur described from...
- Avialae).
Older potential avialans have
since been identified,
including Anchiornis, Xiaotingia, and Aurornis.
Archaeopteryx lived in the Late Jur****ic around...
- feathers. In 2010,
paleontologists studied a well-preserved
skeleton of
Anchiornis, an
averaptoran from the
Tiaojishan Formation in China, and
found melanosomes...
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theropods were
completely covered with feathers, such as the
troodontid Anchiornis,
which even had
feathers on the feet and toes.
Based on a relationships...
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million years ago. The
avialan species from this time
period include Anchiornis huxleyi and
Aurornis xui.
Xiaotingia zhengi used to be
considered a member...
- Quanguo; Meng, Qingjin; Norell, Mark A.; Gao, Ke-Qin (2017). "New
Specimens ofAnchiornis huxleyi(Theropoda: Paraves) from the Late Jur****ic of
Northeastern China"...
- A
flashback to the Jur****ic
shows the
origins of
flight as a
female Anchiornis uses her
gliding abilities to
evade a
juvenile Sinraptor.
Despite the...
