From feathered dinosaurs to flying birds

An artist’s impression of a Caihong juji, a 160 million-year-old bird-like dinosaur found in Hebei province in China, which had an iridescent, rainbow crest. — The New York Times

IN 1993, Jurassic Park helped inspire nine-year-old Stephen Brusatte to become a paleontologist. So he was thrilled to advise the producers of last year’s Jurassic World: Dominion on what scientists had learned about dinosaurs since he was a child.

He was especially happy to see one of the most important discoveries make it to the screen: dinosaurs that sported feathers. But judging from the email he has been receiving, some moviegoers did not share his excitement.