The Largest Flying Dinosaur Unearthed in China

[truebluefan]

Probably the largest flying dinosaur, the dinosaur Changyuraptor yangi has been unearthed in China. The 125-million-year-old feathered dinosaur. It had feathers over its entire body, including its arms and legs, which made it look as if it had two pairs of wings. Moreover these feathers were unusually long, about one-fourth the length of the entire animal.

The fossil was discovered in 2012, in Liaoning province in northeastern China, where several other “relatives” have also been discovered. According to study author Luis Chiappe, a paleontologist and director of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, “the vast majority of feathered dinosaurs in Liaoning are collected by farmers who live there.”

Read more http://www.utahpeoplespost.com/2014/07/the-largest-flying-dinosaur-unearthed-in-china/

 

[johnestmon]

Excellent creature!