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Article: Feathered fossils said to be evidence for dinosaur origin of birds
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- June 24, 1998
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PAUL RECER AP Science Writer
AP Online
06-24-1998
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Scientists believe they have found the strongest evidence yet that birds evolved from dinosaurs: fossils of two turkey-sized animals with strong legs, stubby arms and down-covered bodies.
Phil Currie, curator of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Canada, said Tuesday that the fossils, found in China, are of dinosaurs capable of running swiftly, flapping feathered wings and fanning out impressive tail feathers. But the animals could not fly.
Currie said the fossils, dated at 120 million to 136 million years ago, are absolute proof that birds evolved from dinosaurs, a theory that has been hotly contested for ...