04 June 2026 EN sci-news

New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China

China Cretaceous Early Cretaceous specimen Dinosauria Jian Microraptorinae bird

Jian changmaensis is the first non-avian dinosaur found at a paleontological site that has yielded more than 100 specimens of Early Cretaceous birds. The post New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Ling-Qi Zhou et al. 2026. First Non-Avian Theropod (Dromaeosauridae, Microraptorinae) from the Bird-Bearing Lower Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of the Changma Basin, Gansu Province, Northwestern China. Annals of Carnegie Museum 92 (2): 89-110

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