This theory is based on the discovery of a fossilized psittacosaurus, which had scales similar to those of modern reptiles ...

'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 ...

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 ...

Studied dinosaur specimen njues-10 under natural (upper half) and UV light (lower half) showing the orange-yellow ...

A study by University College Cork reveals that the feathered dinosaur Psittacosaurus also had reptilian-like scaly skin, ...

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, ...

A fossilized dinosaur skin specimen under natural light (upper half) and ultraviolet light (lower half) showing the ...

Over the last 30 years, the fossil record has surprised scientists in regard to feather evolution. Future discoveries of ...

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