A fossil of a small, feathered animal, Longisquama insignis, that lived approximately 220 million years ago (Ma) in what is now Central Asia, was re-discovered recently in the dusty drawers of a Moscow museum collection. This discovery has rocked the paleontological world because the fossil exhibits feather impressions, making it possibly the world's oldest known bird. Archaeopteryx, thought until...

The discovery by Canadian, Chinese, and American researchers of two species of "theropod dinosaur from China -­ dinosaurs with feathers" is reported in the July 1998 issue of National Geographic. The National Geographic site contains information about the discovery, including a brief interview with Quang Ji, images (including a QuickTime VR image), and a 55 minute RealPlayer audio press conference...

A team of paleontologists working in Cretaceous-aged rocks of the Gobi Desert have unearthed a dinosaur fossil containing a comb-like plate very similar to the filter-feeding structure in a duck's bill. An article by Norell, Makovicky and Currie, published in this week's Nature, describes the finding. The dinosaur, Gallimimus, was a fast-running, largish, beaked creature closely related to...

The Nature Web Special (discussed in the April 29, 1998 Scout Report for Science & Engineering), concerns the discovery by Canadian, Chinese, and American researchers of two species of "theropod dinosaur from China -­ dinosaurs with feathers." The Nature site includes a press release, commentary by Kevin Padian of the Department of Integrative Biology and the Museum of Paleontology, University of...

The latest Nature Web Special (discussed in the April 29, 1998 Scout Report for Science & Engineering), concerns the discovery by Canadian, Chinese, and American researchers of two species of "theropod dinosaur from China -­ dinosaurs with feathers." The Nature site includes a press release, commentary by Kevin Padian of the Department of Integrative Biology and the Museum of Paleontology,...