Feathered Bat‐Like Dinosaur Discovered with Strange Finger Bone Recently a new carnivorous theropod dinosaur has been unearthed in the Tiaojishan Formation

Recently a new carnivorous theropod dinosaur has been unearthed in the Tiaojishan Formation of Hebei Province, China. This formation, near Beijing, is famous for its primitive bird fossils from the Jurassic Period. Without fail, it has yet again turned up a unique and amazing specimen, described in the May 7th issue of the journal Nature. The dinosaur, named Yi qi (meaning “strange wing”) by a team led by Xing Xu of LinYi University in Shandong, China, was discovered by a local farmer. Yi is part of the quite literally small dinosaur family Scansoriopterygidae and is one of only three species in the family. All members in this group are about the size of a pigeon or smaller. The Yi fossil, assumed to be an adult, appears to be the largest of the three species. Although incomplete and quite fragmented, the remains of this fossil are astoundingly well preserved and reveal a unique morphological feature.