Microraptorine Dinosaur Footprints Shed New Light on Origin of Flight

by Thomas Mongold
7 months ago

Theropod dinosaur trackways can be used as indirect evidence of pre-avian aerial behavior, according to new research.

The animal responsible for Dromaeosauriformipes rarus tracks is believed to be a small microraptorine dinosaur related to the ancestors of birds. Image credit: Julius Csotonyi.

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