Dinosaur feathers found encased in amber
June 6, 2015 11:18 AM Subscribe
Canadian researchers have found eleven samples of dinosaur feathers from the Cretaceous period, preserved in amber. The feathers are approximately 80 million years old. They show a full range of shapes, from hairlike to branched like modern birds' feathers, filling in a gap in the evolutionary record. Some are even specialised for swimming. There are more pictures at the National Geographic.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Oops, so cool, but it looks like this discovery was covered here a few years ago when the paper first came out. -- LobsterMitten
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