Another Bat-Winged Dinosaur Has Been Found
Ambopteryx had a long wristbone that likely supported leathery membranes, allowing it to glide between trees.
Two years ago, a farmer from Wubaiding Village, in northeastern China, came across a beautiful fossil. The only animal fossils that had ever been found at this site were a pair of salamanders, but when Min Wang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences saw the new specimen, he was sure it was a dinosaur.
Studying the , Wang took note of the creature’s sparrow-size body, the quill-like feathers on its neck, and its
