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Feathered Sinosauropteryx Confirms Birds Evolved From Dinosaurs

4/29/2026

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In 2026 scientists confirmed that birds evolved from dinosaurs after the feathered Sinosauropteryx was found in China.
Phil Currie (Canadian dinosaur hunter) and Pei-ji Chen (Chinese paleontologist) uncovered the coelurosaur in a Beijing backroom in 1996, prompting John Ostrom (paleontologist) to label it the dinosaur-bird missing link.
Analyses of Sinosauropteryx and other feathered fossils showed hollow filaments, CBP proteins and melanosomes, confirming true feathers and that birds are living dinosaurs.

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In 2026 scientists confirmed that birds evolved from dinosaurs after the feathered Sinosauropteryx was found in China.
Phil Currie (Canadian dinosaur hunter) and Pei-ji Chen (Chinese paleontologist) uncovered the coelurosaur in a Beijing backroom in 1996, prompting John Ostrom (paleontologist) to label it the dinosaur-bird missing link.
Analyses of Sinosauropteryx and other feathered fossils showed hollow filaments, CBP proteins and melanosomes, confirming true feathers and that birds are living dinosaurs.