Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however, predate birds—having first belonged to extinct dinosaurs. Finding ...

The origin of feathers remains a mystery. By James Ashworth. First published . 19 February 2025. Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, ... As well as hunting for more ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By studying ...

Strong but light, beautiful and precisely structured, feathers are the most complexskin appendage that ever evolved in vertebrates. Despite the fact Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

Electron microscopy image of the fossil skin, showing mineralized cell layers. Zixiao Yang. This implies that dinosaurs may have retained their scaly reptile skin during the early days of feather ...

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone ...

Scientists say a fossil of skin from a dinosaur could help to solve the mystery of how the creatures developed feathers. A team has been studying a fossil from a Psittacosaurus - which is often ...

The team analysed 125-million-year-old feathers from the dinosaur Sinornithosaurus and the early bird Confuciusornis from China, plus a 50-million-year-old feather from the USA.

Modern and early birds, plus feathered dinosaurs, have all sported feathers made of the same material, according to a new study. The researchers investigated 125-million-year-old feathers from a ...