Dinosaur Tail found preserved -- with FEATHERS INTACT!

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http://arstechnica.com/science/2016...ok-at-a-dinosaur-tail-complete-with-feathers/

Geoscientist Lida Xing was shopping at an amber market in Myitkyina, Myanmar in 2015 when he saw an unusual piece of amber. Trapped inside was a small object that the amber merchants thought was a sprig of leaves. But Xing thought something much more interesting was going on, so he decided to take a closer look. What he found could change our understanding of how feathers evolved.

 

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I love amber... I picked up several pounds of various 'stones' in the Dominican Republic for dirt cheap 35 years ago. Most pieces have organic material in them. A couple of pieces have complete insects in them... one of these days I'll have them looked at to see if the contents are scientifically interesting.