This theory is based on the discovery of a fossilized psittacosaurus, which had scales similar to those of modern reptiles across most of its body, but feather-specific skin on its tail only, ...
A fossilized dinosaur skin specimen under natural light (upper half) and ultraviolet light (lower half) showing the ...
Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly skin like ...
Over the last 30 years, the fossil record has surprised scientists in regard to feather evolution. Future discoveries of ...
Scientists discover 'zoned development' in dinosaur skin, with zones of reptile-style scales and zones of bird-like skin with feathers. A new dinosaur skin fossil has been found to be composed of ...
A study by University College Cork reveals that the feathered dinosaur Psittacosaurus also had reptilian-like scaly skin, ...
The discovery of a "parrot lizard" fossil could explain how dinosaurs developed feathers. Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly skin, ...
Palaeontologists have now discovered the creature, often known as the “parrot lizard”, had reptile-like skin in areas of the body without feathers. They said the findings, published in the ...
The discovery of a "parrot lizard" fossil could explain how dinosaurs developed feathers. Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly ...
The Psittacosaurus - a plant-eating creature about the size of a large dog - roamed the forests of China, Russia and Mongolia somewhere between 135-120 million years ago (Dr Zixiao Yang/PA Wire ...
Studied dinosaur specimen njues-10 under natural (upper half) and UV light (lower half) showing the orange-yellow fluorescence of the fossil skin. (Credit: Zixiao Yang) The question of whether some ...