Is this for real? A bat winged Dinosaur!!!

[Alex-DinoFood]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/lost-worlds/2015/apr/29/bird-yi-qi-the-dinosaur-evolution-flight-feather-nature

I just don't know what to say... If I'ts legit than it's the weirdest thing I've ever seen.

[DinoLord]

Very interesting for sure. There are a lot of poorly known dinosaur groups out there I imagine we'll be seeing more of in the coming years. However I'm curious as to the fossil's origins - will this prove to be the next Archaeoraptor?

[Patrx]

Whoah! It does seem kinda suspicious...

[CityRaptor]

If this is for real, mammals just lost another piece of originality. It also means that "World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" kinda predicted it with the Vultursaurus:
http://z3.ifrm.com/93/186/0/p259483/Speculative_Evolution___Vulturesaur.jpg
One could also compare it with a Wyvern.

Truely an unusual creature if real.

[Takama]

I asked Thomas Holtz and he said this is real

[Halichoeres]

Yeah, the fossil looks pretty convincing. It's definitely strange, strikes me as more of a glider than a flier. http://www.nature.com/articles/nature14423.epdf?referrer_access_token=eXae3GN1Y34HJ2_PkTneLNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PSoBPtAJS-K6Ofmq0_6wDOhsGY0rj_zJ_eQ8W9B9wsxJ9YwfofQ2j-XCRo5gUo1hGX_UrPpRhdSUkPKQVDtOZxp2fnN0VqSUHC8HboiL6sMPb0j6CDsVlTEzcsOIEVWpbAPPLn791MRPE01kWyPV4EH7GN4jUPdPTZQsvF-7ojzw3l27v6CixM1JC3uRM_AFK4OcFCdEqQ_tvpht-oWOu5f7rsI_Oblua-hwLk45QlDg%3D%3D&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com

[suspsy]

So which company will be the first to make a toy of Yi?

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Probably the last thing I expected, interesting that it has feathers but not conventional wings. Is the genus name yi, pronounced like 'yee'?

[Patrx]

Here's a slightly more in-depth article, with a video and an audio interview with Dr. Xu: http://www.nature.com/news/bat-winged-dinosaur-discovery-poses-flight-puzzle-1.17434
According to the pronunciation used during the interview, Yi sounds like "yee", while the specific epithet qi sounds, more or less, like "chee".

[SBell]

So which company will be the first to make a toy of Yi?

If we were placing bets? CollectA. Anthony Beeson seems to love the new and unusual as challenges. Fortunately, it means it will also be a decent replica.

[Concavenator]

So which company will be the first to make a toy of Yi?

If we were placing bets? CollectA. Anthony Beeson seems to love the new and unusual as challenges. Fortunately, it means it will also be a decent replica.

You have read my mind.And I'll send a request to CollectA for making the insane Yi qi.What a fascinating being.

[Gwangi]

Dinosaurs really did it all. How much weirder can they get? I don't even know any more.

[Concavenator]

The announcement of this extremely bizarre creature has left a big hope of CollectA inmortalising it in toy form.If you'd like CollectA to make it,drom them an email or leave a publication about it on their Facebook page.I hope this turns out true.I'll do my best to convince them.

[Yutyrannus]

Wow, what an odd creature. I found out about it when a drawing of it showed up I my messages on deviantart, but at first I seriously thought it was some sort of a joke .

[spinosaurus1]

just when i wanted a brake from drawing and pick up on my tyrannosaurus sculpture, this thing pops up. well, back to my sketch book

[Patrx]

Here are some alternate reconstructions for the forelimbs, as provided in the paper - figures A, B, and C:

[Takama]

Whose to say that this is not actually a pterosaur

[DinoLord]

Whose to say that this is not actually a pterosaur

Pterosaurs have a very distinct wrist anatomy, and this new discovery does not fit with that. The arm bones look relatively standard for a small theropod, with the exception of the extra bone supporting the membrane.

[Takama]

Well i am still Skeptical about all of this.   This is just too weird for me to digest. i mean, its like a Movie Monster, only real.   BTW does anyone know how big this was in inches,meters or feet?

[DinoLord]

I recall one of the articles I read said it was roughly the same size as a magpie.