Dinosaur feathers may have been more birdlike than previously thought
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Last updated 15 Jul 2024
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Feather proteins can change during fossilization, raising questions about what dinosaur feathers really can tell us about feather evolution.
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Dinosaur feathers may have been more birdlike than previously thought
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