It further shows that digit loss evolved independently in several two-legged dinosaur lineages. The discovery also suggests China’s Gobi Desert could be home to more diverse dinosaur fossils.

The tradition of coloring eggs to celebrate Easter can be traced to the 13th-century Britain, and perhaps even earlier, to ...

A simulated picture of the two dinosaurs walking, Sinosauropteryx lingyuanensis (R) and Huadanosaurus sinensis (L), found in Lingyuan, Liaoning province. [Photo/China Daily] Chinese scientists ...

The other dinosaur Sinosauropteryx lingyuanensis was only about 1.2 metres in length and likely preyed on birds. It has been named after the Chinese city Lingyuan, where the fossils were found.

It further shows that digit loss evolved independently in several two-legged dinosaur lineages. The discovery also suggests China’s Gobi Desert could be home to more diverse dinosaur fossils. This ...