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New Four‑Winged Microraptorine Jian changmaensis Described From China’s Changma Basin

A partial shoulder and forelimb suggest a gliding four‑winged predator that extends confirmed microraptorine fossils into northwestern China.

Chicago Archaeopteryx Reveals Oldest Oral Papillae, Illuminating Early Bird Feeding

Newly Described Cretaceous Bird Likely Choked on 800 Stones, Study Finds