Scientist find dinosaur tail preserved in amberand it's covered in feathers

[kpete]

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The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur, including bones, soft tissue, and even feathers, has been found preserved in amber, according to a report published today in the journal Current Biology.

While individual dinosaur-era feathers have been found in amber, and evidence for feathered dinosaurs is captured in fossil impressions, this is the first time that scientists are able to clearly associate well-preserved feathers with a dinosaur, and in turn gain a better understanding of the evolution and structure of dinosaur feathers.


MORE:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/feathered-dinosaur-tail-amber-theropod-myanmar-burma-cretaceous/
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/8/1608812/-Scientist-find-dinosaur-tail-preserved-in-amber-and-it-s-covered-in-feathers

[Rex]

1. Warm blooded and they had feathers.

TRex had a pneumatic bone structure. Remind anyone of another feathered animal?

[Archae]

3. Yeah, me!

Hee hee!

[Rex]

4. You do have a nice set of feathers!

[Calculating]

2. The Dinosaurs aren't really gone

The surviving species just evolved into birds over time.

[doc03]

5. Doesn't look like he can fly nt