Microraptor gui Scale:1:6 The Ichthyovenator fossil was discovered

The Ichthyovenator fossil was discovered at the Jehol site in northeast China's Liaoning province

were shorter but equally powerful

feeding on low plants that it cut with its sharp

with lengths ranging from a few meters to over 10 meters in some species

Microraptor gui Scale:1:6 The Ichthyovenator fossil was discoveredMicroraptor gui was a small theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous Period, approximately 120 million years ago, in what is now China. This dinosaur is especially famous for its impressive plumage and for being one of the clearest examples of the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. Its name means "little thief," and the species "gui" was given in honor of the Chinese paleontologist Gu Zhiwei. Microraptor gui measured about