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Dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and skin tightens linkages between dinosaurs and birds

Svanya

AdminAllosaurusNovember 01, 20153669 Views3 Replies

An undergraduate University of Alberta paleontology student has discovered an Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and soft tissue. The discovery is shedding light on the convergent evolution of these dinosaurs with ostriches and emus relating to thermoregulation and is also tightening the linkages between dinosaurs and modern birds.

Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and skin tightens linkages between dinosaurs and birds

Preshistoric plumage patterns

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Something Real
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SVANYA - That is utterly phenominal news! I can not wait to see how this discovery impacts the paleontological community in the coming years! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us! :)

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Here's my brief look at famous late Cretaceous fauna:

-a long-tailed ostrich

-a giant ground eagle with switch-blade talons and teeth

-a mid-sized chicken with a longer tail and an appetite for flesh

-a 3-horned, parrot-beaked, frilled porupine

-a GIANT angry chicken who crushes bones for lunch

Did I catch everyone guys? :P

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Oh know, do you know what this means?! I'll give you a hint, We spared no exspense. Dun dun dun!

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