The structure of 100-million-year old wings found fossilized in amber in Myanmar is closing the gap between dinosaurs and birds. A study of the wings published in Nature Communications on Tuesday points to the fossil most likely belonging to a type of avian dinosaur that became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, more than 65 million years ago.
More impressively, the wings revealed that the plumage of those prehistoric feathered animals was very similar to modern birds. Prior to this study, most of the information scientists had about feathered dinosaurs came from imprints in fossils or individual feathers in amber.
These wings are the first to be found relatively intact and have helped to close gaps in the fossil record.
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 01 2016, @11:38PM
Were they regular buffalo, honey mustard or extra hot?
(Score: 3, Informative) by Snotnose on Saturday July 02 2016, @12:04AM
God fricken damn it, came to make the same farking comment 30 minutes later. Silly minds think alike.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by rts008 on Saturday July 02 2016, @12:28AM
...annnd, three's a crowd; bowing out now...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 02 2016, @12:55AM
99-Million-Year-Old Wings Found Frozen in Amber
The structure of 100-million-year old wings
(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Saturday July 02 2016, @01:50AM
I got 99 million problems and this tree resin is one.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 02 2016, @02:45PM
100 million .... 99 after rebates.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 02 2016, @08:04PM
What's a million, between friends?
(Score: 2) by VanessaE on Saturday July 02 2016, @06:51AM
The plumage don't enter into it! He's stone-dead!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 02 2016, @01:22PM
Are they good with Buffalo-Wing sauce or just Jalapeño salsa.