What a 99-million-year-old feather is telling us about the evolution of flight
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Long before birds took to the skies, dinosaurs were already sporting feathers. But exactly how they evolved into the sophisticated structures that allow birds to fly remains something of a mystery. Now, the discovery of the longest feather ever found preserved in amber is providing some new clues.
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What a 99-million-year-old feather is telling us about the evolution of flight
Long before birds took to the skies, dinosaurs were already sporting feathers. But exactly how they evolved into the sophisticated structures that allow birds to fly remains something of a mystery. Now, the discovery of the longest feather ever found preserved in amber is...
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A Feather Locked in Amber 99 Million Years Ago Reveals the Complex Evolution of Flight
Learn how computer simulations of a 99-million-year-old feather reveal how the structures needed for flight evolved more complicated than appearances suggest.
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