In November of 1999, an article was published in National Geographic telling of the newest discovery in the hunt for feathered dinosaurs. A small dinosaur fossil was discovered in the Liaoning Province, China, and was said to be the "missing link" between birds and dinosaurs. They called it Archeoraptor liaoningensis. It had the tail of a small theropod and the arms of a primitive bird. The fossil also showed the appearance of feathers. While scientists thought the mix of advanced and primitive features is exactly what they'd expect to find in dinosaurs trying to fly, they were shocked to find the specimen a hoax. A personal collector in China pointed out that the tail was exactly identical to one in his collection. Upon further investigaion, it did prove true. The fossil was actually a mixture of many different creatures. After all the fame and publicity the Archeoraptor received, this find is probably the biggest embarrassment in Paleontology history.