Birds and birdlike dinosaurs: more pieces for the puzzle

The discoveries keep on flooding out of China. What a time to be a palaeontologist!

A newly discovered fossil has shed light on why a group of dinosaurs looks like birds, say scientists.

Haplocheirus sollers may not be as charismatic as T. rex or as agile as a pterodactyl but it's thought to solve a long standing puzzle.

Researchers believe its short arms and large claw show how bird-like dinosaurs evolved independently of birds.

Posted by David on January 29, 2010 5:23 PM