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Feathered Alwalkeria maleriensis

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Alwalkeria is a basal saurischian dinosaur from the Late Triassic (Carnian) of India. It was a small bipedal omnivore.

Although material of Alwalkeria is limited, the spacing and shape of the teeth strongly resemble those of Eoraptor.

Estimates suggest that Alwalkeria was at best 50 cm (1.6 ft) long.

The Maleri Formation, where the specimen was found, has been interpreted as being the site of an ancient lake or river.

My restoration is based on the likelihood that proto-feathers were present in basal dinosaurs, and perhaps even a more ancestral animal, in light of the pycnofibers of pterosaurs.
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Never have I thought of A. maleriensis as feathered. But I do think E. lunensis had though!