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Finding feathered fossils

By Phil Mckenna

17 February 2010

Gallery: Finding feathered fossils

From the tiny Anchiornis huxleyi to a feathered ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex and the huge Gigantoraptor, Xu Xing’s fossil finds have helped to unearth the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. Find out more in our gallery

Gallery: Finding feathered fossils

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