The 2017 article about this swimming dinosaur discovery was written by science journalist Ed Yong for The Atlantic.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources (Smithsonian Magazine, Axios, and others) confirm Ed Yong authored the 2017 Atlantic article about the Halszkaraptor swimming dinosaur discovery. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=4 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Apparently This Is What a Swimming Dinosaur Looks Like (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newly-discovered-swimming-dinosaur-delightfully-bizarre-180967454/ (corroboration)
- https://www.axios.com/2017/12/08/fossil-forgery-1512753418 (corroboration)
- https://2newthings.com/halszkaraptor-escuilliei-first-known-dinosaur-partially-adapted-aquatic-lifestyle/ (corroboration)
- https://prehistoric-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Halszkaraptor (corroboration)