Prof Lawrence Witmer from Ohio University has written a commentary on the finding.
来自俄亥俄州立大学的罗伦斯·威特莫尔教授已经为这个发现写好了解说词。
Witmer believes we're now "in a golden age of dinosaur biology, " with important discoveries on dinosaur physiology being made too.
韦特默相信，随着恐龙生理学不断取得重大发现，我们现在“正处在恐龙生物学的黄金时期”。
According to Prof Witmer, little is certain in trying to determine the earliest bird and new findings can rapidly change perspectives.
根据威特莫尔教授的话，尽力地去确定最早的鸟类还没有得到半点的确认，但新的发现能飞速地改变前景。
There is a great deal of confusion in the field says Prof Witmer as scientists try to understand where dinosaurs end and where birds begin.
在这个领域里，还有大量的困惑，作为科学家的威特莫尔教授尽力地去了解恐龙终结于哪里，鸟类又开始于哪里。
“I think the authors make quite a compelling case, ” said Dr. Witmer, of Ohio University, adding that the study decisively closes the case on whether the whiskers are feathers or collagen.
“我想研究者们做出了引人注目的成果，”来自俄亥俄大学的Witmer博士这样说，并且补充到，无论这种类似胡须的结构是羽毛或是胶原，研究成果都是相当适用。
“I think the authors make quite a compelling case, ” said Dr. Witmer, of Ohio University, adding that the study decisively closes the case on whether the whiskers are feathers or collagen.
“我想研究者们做出了引人注目的成果，”来自俄亥俄大学的Witmer博士这样说，并且补充到，无论这种类似胡须的结构是羽毛或是胶原，研究成果都是相当适用。
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