Fossils often preserve bones well enough to reveal the shape of an ancient animal, but traces of soft tissues are much less common. That is why a newly described dinosaur from north-eastern China has drawn such close attention from palaeontologists.

A groundbreaking discovery of a 125-million-year-old dinosaur, Haolong dongi, reveals remarkable details including hollow spikes and preserved skin cells, reshaping our…

Fossils often preserve bones well enough to reveal the shape of an ancient animal, but traces of soft tissues are much less common. That is why a newly described dinosaur from…