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Ng Han Guan/Associated Press A fossilized skull, a small scale model and actual fossilized leg bones from the Gigantoraptor were unveiled in Beijing in 2007.
Early 'Birds' 2009
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images Paleontologist Xing Xu at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has helped identify 27 new dinosaur types from the deposits at Liaoning, ranging from a tiny feather duster called Microraptor, at left, to a 3,000-pound plumed bruiser called Gigantoraptor.
Early 'Birds' 2009
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In the last eight years alone, Dr. Xu has helped identify 27 new dinosaur types from these deposits, from a tiny feather duster called Microraptor to a 3,000-pound plumed bruiser called Gigantoraptor
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Gigantoraptor erlianensis was 10-12 feet in height and weighed over 3000 pounds, and sported feathers and a beak.
Science Headlines 2007
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Gigantoraptor, also employed their feathered arms for increased stability and maneuverability when running just as ostriches do.
Livescience.com 2010
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The results of this new study could mean that some of the largest and fastest-moving dinosaurs, such as the 8m long Gigantoraptor, also used feathered forelimbs for increased stability and manoeuvrability when moving at speed.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Gigantoraptor lacks any material evidence of feathers.
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Anchiornis huxleyi to a feathered ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex and the huge Gigantoraptor, Xu Xing's fossil finds have helped to unearth the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds.
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Gigantoraptor lacks any material evidence of feathers.
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Gigantoraptor, also employed their feathered arms for increased stability and maneuverability when running just as ostriches do.
Livescience.com 2010
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