Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Chinese Dinosaur Discovery Reveals 'Tweeting' Bird-Like Species
Scientists have found a new type of dinosaur in China that looked and sounded like a bird!
This dinosaur, called Pulaosaurus qinglong, was a plant-eater covered in feathers.
They found its bones, including parts of its voice box, which tells us it might have tweeted like a bird.
The fossils were found in a place called Yanliao Biota, where many dinosaur fossils have been found before.
This discovery gives us more clues about what dinosaurs were like millions of years ago.
Scientists discovered a new dinosaur species, Pulaosaurus qinglong, in northeastern China.
The dinosaur, belonging to Neornithischia, was herbivorous and looked like a bird with feathers.
Fossils included parts of the voice box, suggesting the dinosaur tweeted.
The discovery occurred in Yanliao Biota, a region known for dinosaur fossils.
The fossil, approximately 165–150 million years old, included a nearly complete skeleton.
- Who
- Scientists studying dinosaur fossils.
- What
- Discovery of a new dinosaur species, Pulaosaurus qinglong, with bird-like features and vocalizations.
- When
- Fossils are approximately 165–150 million years old.
- Where
- Yanliao Biota in northeastern China.
- Why
- To learn more about dinosaurs and their characteristics.
- Dinosaur Name
- Pulaosaurus qinglong
- Diet
- Herbivorous
- Features
- Bird-like, with feathers
- Location
- Yanliao Biota, China
- Age
- 165–150 million years old