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Chinese fossil reveals evolution of skin in feathered dinosaurs
WSAU Wausau· 2 days agoBy Will Dunham (Reuters) - A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a...
Mystery of dinosaurs developing feathers partially solved
Newsweek· 3 days agoThe presence of two types of skin on the fossil implies that dinosaurs may have retained reptile...
“Hidden Gem” Fossil Of Dinosaur Skin Preserved Like Glass Reveals It Had Scales And Feathers
IFLScience· 2 days agoA new fossil of the partially feathered dinosaur Psittacosaurus has revealed that these animals had...
‘Parrot lizard’ could help explain how dinosaurs developed feathers
KLAX-TV· 10 hours agoThe discovery of a "parrot lizard" fossil could explain how dinosaurs developed feathers. Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have discovered that some feathered ...
New fossil brings us a step closer to unravelling the mystery of feather evolution
The Conversation· 3 days agoDespite the fact humans have been playing with feathers since prehistory, there’s still a lot we don’t understand about them. Following the debut of the first feathered dinosaur, Sinosauropteryx ...
Scales That Led To Hair And Feathers Evolved Before Reptiles, 300-Million-Year-Old Fossils Hint
IFLScience· 2 days agoCorneous scales are a type of skin appendage most associated with reptiles, but they are thought to...
How Did A “Bizarre” Fossil Marine Parasite Tentacle End Up Trapped In Tree Resin?
IFLScience· 3 days agoFossils and ancient creatures sometimes tend to give researchers a headache just as much as they...
Paleontologists reveal secret force behind early evolution
Newsweek· 4 days agoThe evolution of some of the earliest complex animals on our planet may have been spurred on by...
New exhibit at Royal Tyrrell Museum features fossils from beginning of life on Earth
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt's a new look into some very, very, very old ways of life — like, 4.6 billion years ago.The Royal...
‘Parrot lizard’ dinosaur sheds light on how reptile scales became bird feathers
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“While numerous fossils of feathers have been studied, fossil skin is much more rare. “Our discovery...