Stunning fossil shows dinosaurs’ distinctive path to flight

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Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03126-8A fossil from a previously undiscovered species with feathery limbs, unearthed in China, adds to evidence that dinosaurs and birds evolved flight more than once.

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