“The primitive feathers ... would probably have caused drag.”
Yeah, but the female Anchiornises really dug them.
It looks similar to a sloth.
Looks like it tastes like chicken.
I’ve never seen a Sloth in a feather outfit. Well, you see something new every day.
Artist's impression means it's wildly inaccurate.
I beg to differ on the analysis of the article relative to the obvious poor aerodynamics of this “bird dinosaur.”
Today we have flightless birds adapted to their ecological niches. Emus do not fly but they can rip your guts out. They are flightless carnivores and well adapted to their environment on the ground and not the air. Emus are birds that do not fly. We also have birds of limited flight ability that are also perfectly adapted to their ecological niche. Wild Turkeys are a great example. They can fly quickly and explosive for a short distance. Their body weight prevents them from flying far and high. Penguins are bird that have great aerodynamic efficiency in the water. They do really do fly but it is in the water. 70 million years from now a paleontologist might look at its fossils and think this bird was an ecological dead end. In actuality it is a prime and successful predator in the Antarctica.
We have no idea what was the ecological niche for this “bird dinosaur.” This animal could be an evolutionary dead end or perfect for his environment. WE DO NOT KNOW! The paleontologist do not know either.
Oh goody ....more Fake Hostory
Looks fake, but accurate. /s
You can have mine ...
Looks like those suits those crazies wear jumping out of helicoptors and off cliffs.