Wednesday, November 29, 2017

How scaly dinosaurs turned into feathery birds - new gene study offers clues

Dinosaurs no longer roam the planet - unless you count birds. Recent discoveries have revealed many dinosaurs once had feathers, and birds are really dinosaurs. But we don't really know how feathers evolved in the first place, and a new study led by University of California, Los Angeles researchers involving alligator and chicken genes may offer new insight. Related: New details of feathered dinosaur could elucidate the origins of flight

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/how-scaly-dinosaurs-turned-into-feathery-birds-new-gene-study-offers-clues
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