[2] In 2005, Clarke led a research team that reexamined a fossil discovered within the rocks of Vega Island in the Antarctic in 1992.

Computer tomography (CT) scans allowed for a more detailed analysis of the partial skeleton than had been possible earlier.

Large penguins, including the species Perudyptes devriesi and Icadyptes salasi, had been described from the area the previous year.

The feather's purpose may have been insulation whilst the variation in color is thought to have made the dinosaur attractive to a potential mate.

The creature is thought to have a multi colored crest and this translates to its scientific name, which is Caihong juji.