Besides showing that four-winged flight was not a fluke, the new species, Anchiornis huxleyi, named in honor of Thomas Henry Huxley, is the earliest known feathered dinosaur.

除了可以通过四翼飞行外，这种为了纪念托马斯·亨利·赫胥黎(Thomas Henry huxley)而被命名为赫氏近鸟龙(Anchiornis huxleyi)的新物种是已知最早的长羽毛恐龙。

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The researchers say Anchiornis huxleyi appeared to have a dark gray or black body.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

American and Chinese researchers rebuilt the feathers of a flightless dinosaur called Anchiornis huxleyi.

VOA: special.2010.03.16