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New Jurassic non-avian theropod dinosaur sheds light on origin of flight in Dinosauria

Phys.org - Thu 9 May 19

A new Jurassic non-avian theropod dinosaur from 163 million-year-old fossil deposits in northeastern China provides new information regarding the incredible richness of evolutionary experimentation ...

Bat-winged dinosaur discovered in China

FOXNews - Mon 13 May 19

Light up the Jurassic bat-signal, Commissioner Gordon. Researchers have discovered the fossil of a new “bat–winged” dinosaur in northeast China.

Scientists just discovered a new dinosaur with leathery bat wings - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Fri 10 May 19

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, bat-winged!

Forget Batman. New species of bat-winged dinosaur discovered

USA today - Thu 9 May 19

Another dinosaur species with bat-like-wings has been discovered, scientists announced in a new study published Wednesday. The 163-million-year-old fossil, which was a complete skeleton, was ...

Bat-winged dinosaur discovered in China — only the second of its kind

ZME Science - Thu 9 May 19

This dinosaur was more like a flying squirrel than a bird.

Image of the Day: Bat-like Wings

The Scientist - Thu 9 May 19

Paleontologists find a fossil of a dinosaur, Ambopteryx longibrachium, with membranous wings, in China.

Bat-winged dinosaur was intriguing detour in evolution of flight

Reuters - Wed 8 May 19

A fossil unearthed in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur a bit bigger than a blue jay that possessed bat-like wings represents a remarkable but short-lived detour in the evolution of ...

Adorable Jurassic Dinosaur May Have Flown With Bat-Like Wings

Gizmodo - Wed 8 May 19

During the Jurassic period, various dinosaurs experimented with different forms of powered flight. The discovery of a new dinosaur species in China suggests some of these pioneering flyers evolved ...