70 Australian GeographicFood on the fl y. Four-winged fl yer Microraptor
was a contemporary of Cretaceous-era birds and
is likely to have preyed upon them, as depicted
in this illustration by Australian palaeoartist
Brian Choo. A series of studies has shown its
plumage was blue-black and iridescent.ag0914_JohnsdinosP70 - 68 2014-08-11T16:13:13+10:00