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Skull of smallest known dinosaur found preserved in 99-million year-old amber – CNN

The skull of a previously unknown species of bird-like dinosaur has been discovered trapped in a chunk of 99-million-year-old amber.

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The study on which this story was based was retracted on July 22, 2020 in the journal Nature, in which it was first published. A newly discovered specimen suggested this skull preserved in amber may not belong to a species of dinosaur.
(CNN)The complete skull of a previously unknown species of bird-like dinosaur has been discovered trapped in a chunk of 99-million-year-old amber.
Smaller than the size of the tiniest hummingbird alive today, its head was the size of a thumbnail, its jaw packe…

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