so its survival was not always guaranteed

it still retained fish-like characteristics

Its ability to survive and adapt makes it an intriguing example of the resilience of life on Earth

which extended from the back of its skull and curved backward over its neck

Yi qui Variant:Hand painted so its survival was notYi qui is a theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 180 million years ago, in what is now China. Discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning Province, this dinosaur is notable for being one of the first known examples of a feathered theropod outside the genus Archeopteryx, making it a key fossil for understanding the evolution of birds. Yi qui was a small dinosaur compared to other contemporary theropods,