Feathered Dinosaur

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  Dinosaurs Lived And Thrived In Ancient Arctic, Says Study

  Dinosaur species large and small didn't just pass through the Arctic -- they made it their year-round home and probably developed wintering strategies like hibernation or growing insulating feathers, according to a new study.

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  This Feathery Dinosaur Probably Flew, But Not Like Any Bird You Know

  In 1861, German paleontologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer wrote a short paper about a fossil so unusual he first thought it was a fake. What appeared to be a bird feather was pressed into 150-million-year-old limestone. Von Meyer labeled it Archaeopteryx, meaning old wing, and a full skeleton was found shortly thereafter.

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  Feathered Dinosaur Tail Found Encased In Amber

  Researchers have discovered the partial tail of a feathered dinosaur that was preserved in amber some 99 million years ago, according to a study released Thursday.

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  Scientists Still Can't Settle on What Killed the Dinosaurs

  It's one of the biggest unsolved whodunits in history: What killed off the dinosaurs? Scientists are pretty sure that something awfully big slammed into the planet about 66 million years ago, but many suggest that rampant volcanic activity may also have played a major role in the demise of our giant, feathered friends.

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  Is it a Bird? is it a Plane? Meet the Freaky Feathered Dinosaur

  Imagine an ostrich with huge sickle-like claws, long powerful legs and a dinosaur's toothy grin. Now double its height and give it a taste for flesh.

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  New Dinosaur Called 'Fluffy Feathered Poodle From Hell'

  Scientists have unearthed a spectacularly preserved, nearly complete fossil in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur with wings like those of a bird, although they doubt the strange creature could fly.

• Dinosaurs Could Fly Before Birds?

  Feathered dinosaurs may have learned to fly even before birds!