Why, it looks like a big chicken!

By PZ Myers

Here are some closeups of some fossilized bones from the early Cretaceous. Look closely:

tyrannosaurid

They've got fine filamentous feathery hairs all over them—it's a dinosaur with feathers. One very cool thing about it is that this is a basal tyrannosaurid, a new species named Dilong paradoxus.

Continue reading "Why, it looks like a big chicken!" (on Pharyngula)