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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

‘Parrot lizard’ dinosaur sheds light on how reptile scales became bird feathers

A feathered dinosaur with a parrot-like beak is helping shed new light on how reptile scales became bird feathers, according to scientists.

Psittacosaurus – a plant-eating creature about the size of a large dog – roamed the forests of China, Russia and Mongolia somewhere between 135 and 120 million years ago.

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