Scientific Reports has published an article revealing the Meilifeilong youhao, of the Chaoyangopteridae group. It lived in northeastern China during the Cretaceous period. The text was written by 14 Chinese and Brazilian researchers, representing nine institutions.
The probably flightless animal was discovered in Rio Grande do Sul state by scientists from the Federal University of Santa Maria. The finding was published in the August 16 edition of the scientific journal Nature.
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