Ding Lingwei 3 Sep 2025 Holotype skull of Dilong paradoxus (IVPP V14243), a small basal tyrannosaur from Lower Cretaceous Liaoning, China. A nearly complete, semi-articulated skull and skeleton, the specimen provided the first evidence of feathers in tyrannosaurs.
Holotype skull of Dilong paradoxus (IVPP V14243), a small basal tyrannosaur from Lower Cretaceous Liaoning, China. A nearly complete, semi-articulated skull and skeleton, the specimen provided the first evidence of feathers in tyrannosaurs.