A dinosaur from China sported a "bandit mask" pattern in the feathers on its face, scientists have said. Researchers came to their conclusion after studying three well-preserved fossil specimens ...

Scientists said this week that a “diminutive” dinosaur from China is the first to sport a so-called “bandit mask” pattern around its eyes, an evolutionary feature common in modern-day ...

No other known dinosaur fossil shows a bandit mask, according to the team of researchers at England’s University of Bristol, who recently analyzed two specimens. The scientists also determined ...

and a lighter underbelly that ended quite high up on the dino’s sides. Oh, and a mask. “The bandit mask was really amazing to discover,” Fiann Smithwick, a lead author of the paper from the ...

Scientists said this week that a “diminutive” dinosaur from China is the first to sport a so-called “bandit mask” pattern around its eyes, an evolutionary feature common in modern-day ...