New species of 'fierce' tiny dinosaurs with bat-like wings is discovered in China

A "fierce" new species of little dinosaurs with bat-like wings has been discovered in China. 
Palaeontologists have uncovered the fossilised remains of a 163-million-year-old creature that would have been around the size of a magpie, weighing just 300g. Named Ambopteryx longibrachium, it had bat-like membrane wings which were previously unknown among predatory theropod dinosaurs. This suggests that when dinosaurs were beginning to fly they were experimenting with a range of wing structures. 

The find "completely changes our idea of dinosaur evolution", lead researcher Min Wang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences told The Independent.  "We imagine dinosaurs have feathered wings but this latest discovery changes how we understand the origins of flight," he said... read more:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/new-species-dinosaurs-batlike-wings-discovered-china-a8905206.html

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