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New lizard species found in flying dinosaur fossil
Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-16 17:07:14|Editor: xuxin
BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have identified a new species of lizard from a fossil specimen of a Microraptor, a flying dinosaur living in the early Cretaceous period.
Microraptor is one of the world's smallest carnivorous dinosaurs. The fossil specimen of the Microraptor was found in Liaoning Province in 2005.
Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found the remains of a nearly complete lizard preserved in the Microraptor's stomach.
The lizard is distinguished from previously recognized early Cretaceous species based on its unusual teeth and bones.
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/16/c_138231487.htm