This miniature skull belonged to a 2-gram dinosaur

This miniature skull belonged to a 2-gram dinosaur

Oculudentavis khaungraae had a skull that was less than 2 centimetres long. (Xing Lida )

Tiny dinosaur skull preserved in amber

This bird-like skull, exquisitely preserved in amber for almost 100 million years, belonged to probably the smallest dinosaur ever discovered. The skull is less than 2 centimetres long — suggesting that the creature was the size of a bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), the smallest living bird. “It reveals to us a whole new lineage of birds,” says palaeontologist Jingmai O’Connor.

Nature | 3 min read