{
  "id": 12183667,
  "title": "Remarkable Fossil of a Feathered, Winged Dinosaur Further Hints That Flight Evolved Multiple Times Among the 'Terrible Lizards'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/remarkable-fossil-of-a-feathered-winged-dinosaur-further-hints-that",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:53:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remarkable-fossil-of-a-feathered-winged-dinosaur-further-hints-that-flight-evolved-multiple-times-among-the-terrible-lizards-180989612/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The fossil belonged to a category of dinosaurs called microraptors, which were bird-like but not ancestors of modern-day avians. A new study found that this group of ancient predators evolved similar anatomical adaptations to birds, but developed them in a different order",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}