Fujianvenator prodigiosus, a newly described anchiornithid with long legs

[Faelrin]

Paper is paywalled:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06513-7

Another article with paleoart, from PNSO's very own Zhao Chuang, and pics of the fossil:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-bird-dinosaur-long-legs-fossil

And yes, I would like to see them do a figure of this one for sure (along with some of its relatives), if not from another company.

[VD231991]

Since Fujianvenator has longer legs than other anchiornithids, it could shed light on when basal avialans began to develop reduced hindlimbs.