In 2003, fossils of a dinosaur that could probably fly ... (1) discovered in China by a group of researchers. The dinosaur had large feathers on both its arms and legs. The researchers ... (2) made the discovery argued that the creature probably belonged to a species that later developed into birds. ... (3) interpreted the feathera as evidence that the dinosaur had wings on both arms and legs.
The Chinese researchers' report caused a lot of controversy. ... (4) scientists suggested that the fossil was a fake or that the evidence ... (5) changed in some way. Since then, however, more fossils of four-winged dinosaurs have ... (6) found, although it still isn't clear if they were actually the ancestors of mmodern birds.
Last month, the American journal Sience published a study ... (7) seems to support the 'four-wing' theory. In fact, while closely ... (8) 2000 early bird fossils, scientists came across complete skeletons of birds from around 120 million years ago whose legs were covered with feathers. According to the authors of the study, this probably shows that birds evolved from feathered dinosaurs ... (9) originally had four wings. But until we ... (10) able to travel back in time, the speculation about the ancestors of birds is likely to continue.
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