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The most interesting part to me is that there are feathers trapped inside the amber: > The amber, which weighs 6.5 grams, contains bone fragments and feathers,
by curtis 9y ago
The most interesting part to me is that there are feathers trapped inside the amber:
> The amber, which weighs 6.5 grams, contains bone fragments and feathers, adding to mounting fossil evidence that many dinosaurs sported primitive plumage...
- glauque 9y agoIndeed, and a fairly recent discovery among Velociraptors. > The feathers of the flightless Velociraptor may have been used for display, for covering their nests while brooding, or for added speed and thrust when running up inclined slopes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor#Feathers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor#Feathers http://science.sciencemag.org/content/317/5845/1721 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/317/5845/1721