A remarkable fossil discovered in China in 1996 has helped confirm the connection between dinosaurs and birds, according to foreign media reports.
The fossil is considered the world’s first clear evidence of a feathered dinosaur, and scientists say it significantly changed long-held theories about dinosaurs.
Before this discovery, some palaeontologists believed that birds evolved from dinosaurs, but the idea remained controversial due to the lack of strong evidence.
Renowned Canadian palaeontologist Philip Currie was among the first scientists to examine the fossil. He stated that the discovery attracted major attention in the scientific world.
According to Currie, the fossil provided strong support for the theory that certain dinosaurs had feathers, further strengthening the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and modern birds.
