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12-11-2016, 09:42 AM
Scientists find a feathery dinosaur tail trapped in amber
http://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2016/12/1017773_1_1208-amber-dinosaur-specimen-whole_standard.jpg
Researchers examine the feathers of a rare 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail preserved in amber.
It sounds like science fiction: a 99-million-year-old, feathery dinosaur tail encased in amber. But the specimen is real, and it is helping scientists envision how feathers evolved.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1208/Scientists-find-a-feathery-dinosaur-tail-trapped-in-amber
http://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2016/12/1017773_1_1208-amber-dinosaur-specimen-whole_standard.jpg
Researchers examine the feathers of a rare 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail preserved in amber.
It sounds like science fiction: a 99-million-year-old, feathery dinosaur tail encased in amber. But the specimen is real, and it is helping scientists envision how feathers evolved.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1208/Scientists-find-a-feathery-dinosaur-tail-trapped-in-amber