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Researchers Unearth Largest Feathered Dinosaur

sciencehabit writes "Paleontologists have unearthed fossils of the largest feathered creature yet known, a 1.4-metric ton dinosaur that was an early cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex. The long, filament-like feathers preserved with three relatively complete skeletons of the newly described species provide direct evidence of extensively feathered gigantic dinosaurs. The discovery is controversial—and in some scientific circles, largely unexpected."

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  1. Clothing? by retroworks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have we eliminated the possibility that dinosaurs wore clothing?

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  2. Re:More Evidence... by ChunderDownunder · · Score: 4, Funny

    If he'd posted under his own username, he'd be +5 Funny/Troll/Insightful by now :)