It's the first dinosaur known to sport a feature common in modern-day mammals Scientists said this week that a “diminutive” dinosaur from China is the first to sport a so-called “bandit mask” pattern ...

Sinosauropteryx (pronounced “Sine-oh-sore-op-tear-icks”) was first discovered in China in 1996, and it was the first dinosaur (outside of ancient birds and their immediate relatives) to be found with ...