Cratonavis zhui, a newly described pygostylian avialian with evolutionary decoupled features

[Faelrin]

Paper here (paywalled):

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01921-w

Article showcasing the beautifully preserved specimen, and a write up:

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-bizarre-cretaceous-bird-china-evolutionarily.html



2023 already off to a great start for paleontology I see.

[Halichoeres]

Gorgeous fossil. Chalk another one up for the Jehol Biota.

[Shuvuuia]

Very annoying seeing all the news articles about this calling it "a bird with a Tyrannosaurus rex head."

[GojiraGuy1954]

Very annoying seeing all the news articles about this calling it "a bird with a Tyrannosaurus rex head."

Ah yes the dinosaur here is made out of dinosaur

[Concavenator]

Very annoying seeing all the news articles about this calling it "a bird with a Tyrannosaurus rex head."

Yeah, that's pretty much what happens every single time a new theropod is announced to the public. I think the media mentioning Tyrannosaurus all the time is a clikbait, giving off the vibe of: "Unless we mention that thing, we won't get people to care".

[Stegotyranno420]

"Tyrannosaurus, the ruler of the dinosaurs "
not in the way of a sovereign, but a measurement

Very annoying seeing all the news articles about this calling it "a bird with a Tyrannosaurus rex head."

Yeah, that's pretty much what happens every single time a new theropod is announced to the public. I think the media mentioning Tyrannosaurus all the time is a clikbait, giving off the vibe of: "Unless we mention that thing, we won't get people to care".

[Halichoeres]

It's an inconvenient unit, but I guess we could measure things in millityrants.

[Stegotyranno420]

It's an inconcenient unit, but I guess we could measure things in millityrants.

Nanotyranni 

[Halichoeres]

It's an inconcenient unit, but I guess we could measure things in millityrants.

Nanotyranni 

How did I miss that, it was right there...