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Chinas Feathered DinosaursSinosauropteryx
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| These early Cretaceous fossils reveal three different stages in the evolution of theshoulders and forelimbs of theropod dinosaurs and provide crucial evidence for how grasping armstransformed into flying wings. Scientific study of these specimens was under the leadership of Dr. Ji Qiang of the National Geological Museum of China, Beijing, where the fossils will be maintained on their return to China. He has supervised much of the fossil recovery work. |
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