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  "id": 10903080,
  "title": "4-winged fossil found in Liaoning challenges single origin of dinosaur flight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/4-winged-fossil-found-in-liaoning-challenges-single-origin-of-10903080",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3369309/4-winged-fossil-found-liaoning-challenges-single-origin-dinosaur-flight"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have unveiled an exceptionally well-preserved 100-million-year-old fossil of a small, feathered dinosaur in northeastern China that could reshape our understanding of how dinosaurs took to the skies. The newly discovered species, named Norellraptor barsboldi, is a four-winged predatory dinosaur measuring 57cm (22 inches) long. Belonging to the microraptorines – small dinosaurs with…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "4-winged fossil found in Liaoning challenges single origin of dinosaur flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/4-winged-fossil-found-in-liaoning-challenges-single-origin-of",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:00:06.000Z"
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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."
}