T. Rex Cousin Had Shaggy Coat ; Fossils Indicate Yutyrannus Huali Sported Fuzzy FeathersWhen it comes to dino outerwear, shag might be the new scales. Fossil evidence from three...Khan, Amina
Y. huali was discovered in the Yixian Formation, a large fossil deposit in northeastern China, that has yielded dozens of dinosaur skeletons over the last 20 years. Earlier feathered members of the tyrannosaur family were somewhat small. If the feathers were needed for insulation, larger ...
groups,withafossilrecordextendingfromtheMiddleJurassictothe uppermostCretaceous 2 .Basaltyrannosauroidsarerelativelysmall,and giganticones(adultbodymassgreaterthan1,000kg)arealmostentirely restrictedtothelatestCretaceous 2,15 .Fourtyrannosauroidtaxahave