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, ...
'The critical transition from scaled to feathered skin is poorly understood,' researchers wrote in a paper. The earliest feathered dinosaurs may have evolved their bird-like features while still ...
Over the last 30 years, the fossil record has surprised scientists in regard to feather evolution. Future discoveries of ...
Strong but light, beautiful and precisely structured, feathers are the most complex skin appendage that ever evolved in ...
Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly skin like ...
Birds can fly—at least, most of them can. Flightless birds like penguins and ostriches have evolved lifestyles that don't require flight. However, there's a lot that scientists don't know about ...
A study by University College Cork reveals that the feathered dinosaur Psittacosaurus also had reptilian-like scaly skin, ...
A fossilized dinosaur skin specimen under natural light (upper half) and ultraviolet light (lower half) showing the ...
Cork (Ireland): Strong but light, beautiful and precisely structured, feathers are the most complex skin appendage that ever evolved in vertebrates. Despite the fact humans have been playing with ...
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, ...