The fossil was identified by an international team led by palaeontologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, as well as Pomona College in California. (sciencedaily.com)
Discovered in northern China and acquired recently by palaeontologists from a Chinese fossil dealer, it is about 50 centimetres long and lived 160 million years ago, a few million years before Archaeopteryx graced the skies. (newscientist.com)
This is the main conclusion of a new study published in Science by a team of palaeontologists from Spain and Argentina. (sciencedaily.com)