'This dinosaur is totally different. It has totally different wings from all other birds and their close relatives.'

“奇翼龙非常的与众不同，它有着与其他鸟类及近亲完全不同的翅膀。

The Yi qi fossil was discovered by a local farmer in Mutoudeng, in Qinglong County, Hebei Province in China.

奇翼龙的化石是河北青龙县当地的一位农民发现的。

 

 

Analysis by Professor Xu and his colleagues, which is published in the journal Nature, suggest that it is likely the dinosaur glided, perhaps like modern flying squirrels.

徐星教授及同事的研究分析结果发表在了《自然》期刊上，表明了奇翼龙可能能够像现代鼯鼠那样滑行。

It is likely that the conclusions will be controversial with other evolutionary biologists, but it could prove hugely valuable in unravelling how birds evolved from their dinosaur ancestors.

这项结论可能会引起其他进化生物学家的和争议，但它对解释鸟类是如何从恐龙进化而来的问题有着重要的启示。

Professor Zheng Xiaoting, from Linyi University in Shandong who also took part in the study, said: 'Yi qi lived in the Jurassic, so it was a pioneer in the evolution of flight on the line to birds.

参与该项研究的山东临沂大学的郑晓廷教授说：“奇翼龙生活在侏罗纪时代，所以它算是鸟类支系飞翔演化过程中的一个先锋。

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