Re: Killer whales and theropods (was Longest Animal?)

["Ralph Miller III" <gbabcock@best.com>]

ASezen <ASezen@aol.com> writes:
> The question involves this piece I read in the local paper.
> 
> "Chinese scientists found two specimens of carnivorous dinosaur
> in which not only the bones were preserved but the skin,
> the internal organs and even the eggs of dinosaurs-to-be.
> But the thing that had them hopping up and down with joy
> was the skin, It was covered with something that looked
> very much like feathers."
> 
> Have there been any pictures of this, any confirmation of this.
> Sounds like a one up on the Edmonton dino (I am not sure of the spelling
here)

This sounds like it must be _Sinosauropteryx prima_, which has been the
catalyst for much discussion on this list.  If you want to see gorgeous
photos of the "feathered" dinosaur fossil, see _Audubon_ magazine, April
1997.  The first formal description (in English) appeared in the January 8,
1998 issue of _Nature_.  This article provides important new information,
but is accompanied by small black-and-white photographs.  You can find out
something about _Sinosauropteryx prima_ at
<www.acnatsci.org/news/china.html>, <www.dinofest.org/china/fossil.html>,
and at <www.dinosauria.com/jdp/news/protosino.html>.  You may wish to scan
the last few months of the dinosaur mailing list archives for
"Sinosauropteryx" for a summary of some of the new information that the
_Nature_ article provides, and you might want to check out the restorations
on view at <www.ndirect.co.uk/~luisrey/html/sinos256.htm> and
<www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1638/feathers.html>.  And if it turns
out that your article refers to a different animal, by all means let us
know!

-- Ralph Miller III     gbabcock@best.com