First discovery of feathered dinosaurs announced at the 56th annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1996, held at the American Museum of Natural History; some specimens featured in the museum's current exhibit, "Dinosaurs : ancient fossils, new discoveries."

"A Peter N. Névraumont book."

Includes bibliographical references (page 247) and index

Details the discovery of feathered dinosaur fossils in Liaoning, China and the discovery's impact on current theories about dinosaurs and their relationship to birds

Sleeping dragons of the revolution -- Looking for Ji -- Dragon hunting -- Ancient gardens, familiar bugs -- The masters of the sky -- Kong Long -- Feathers -- Dave -- The birds -- Who said birds aren't dinosaurs? -- A scientist

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