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  "id": 10777579,
  "title": "New feathered, winged dinosaur from China challenges our theories on bird and dinosaur evolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/new-feathered-winged-dinosaur-from-china-challenges-our-theories-on",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-feathered-winged-dinosaur-china-theories.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A newly described feathered dinosaur found in northeastern China adds evidence supporting the theory that flight-related features evolved differently in various bird-like dinosaur groups. The findings, reported in Nature Communications, are based on an analysis of an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of a microraptorine (a small dinosaur with feathers and wings) found in a geological formation…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Remarkably preserved feathered dinosaur discovered in China reveals new secrets of flying predator evolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/remarkably-preserved-feathered-dinosaur-discovered-in-china-reveals",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:47:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}