New Dinosaur Called 'Fluffy Feathered Poodle From Hell'

Scientists have unearthed a spectacularly preserved, nearly complete fossil in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur with wings like those of a bird, although they doubt the strange creature could fly. The researchers on Thursday said the fast-running meat-eater was about six feet (1.8 meters) long and covered with simple hair-like feathers over much of its body, with large, quill-like feathers on its wings and long tail. The largest-known dinosaur with wings, it lived about 125...

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