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Newfound velociraptor cousin probably glided on four 'wings' and hunted early birds

A fossil bed in northwestern China is littered with the remains of hundreds of prehistoric birds—including some whose broken bones were crushed into pellets, similar to those coughed up by modern owls. For years, scientists guessed that a larger predatory animal must have hunted these ancient birds,...

Newfound velociraptor cousin probably glided on four 'wings' and hunted early birds
Image: Phys.org
A fossil bed in northwestern China is littered with the remains of hundreds of prehistoric birds—including some whose broken bones were crushed into pellets, similar to those coughed up by modern owls. For years, scientists guessed that a larger predatory animal must have hunted these ancient birds, but they never found direct fossil evidence of this predator.

Originally published at Phys.org

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