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Featured Article of the Month Bambiraptor Bambiraptor exhibit Bambiraptor is one of the most important fossils found in North America. This little bird-like dinosaur was a very quick hunter, and it may have been an important step in dinosaurs' evolution into birds. Scientists believe that feathers and fuzz covered its body. The fuzz would have been like the downy covering on baby birds. Bambiraptor had quite a few features in common with modern birds. It had a wishbone, something all modern birds have that allow them to flap their wings, and its arms and hands were very long for its body size. In fact, the length of its arms and hands approached the lengths needed for flight. It also had an ossified sternum, a bone that is essential for birds to be able to move their wings for flying. Even with these similarities, however, there is no doubt that Bambiraptor was still a dinosaur from the raptor family. It had the killer claw on its foot like Velociraptor, and it had a mouth full of sharp teeth. It is considered by many to be the North American version of Archaeopteryx. Clearly a short step away from its European relative, this specimen is an exceptionally important piece of the bird/dinosaur puzzle. With more than 90 percent of the animal discovered, along with the remains of what may be a second individual, this specimen will continue to provide insight into the evolution of birds. Read more of this article | More featured articles

Create an Article To create a Dinosaur related article, type a title in the box below, and click Create article. But before you do, please check if the article already exists on a different name. Dinopedia News A large ichthyosaur, nicknamed the Rutland sea dragon, has been found by a team including palaeontologist Dean Lomax. The ichthyosaur, found by Joe Davis of the Rutland Water Nature Reserve, was roughly 9 metres long, and its fossil weighed almost a tonne. More information can be found here. See more stories Helping Dinopedia Dinopedia is a constantly growing encyclopedia of dinosaur knowledge. To help the wiki grow, use the search tools provided to find a section of the wiki to help improve. You can improve the wiki by adding more accurate or current information, images, data, and much more. Look around and see how you might like to contribute!

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