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JULIUS CSOTONYI;

Sinosauropteryx prima

Feathered fi rst. The little dinosaur that

started it all. Found in 1996 in north-

eastern China, Sinosauropteryx was the

fi rst feathered dinosaur discovered. In 2010

researchers showed it had been ginger in

colour with white stripes around its tail,

perhaps akin to a ring-tailed lemur.

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