Beyond Bones: Feathers

Beyond Bones: Feathers

Episode 458: Beyond Bones: Feathers. Plus a mammal found fossilized on top of (and likely fighting) a Psittacosaurus

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Dinosaur of the day Caudipteryx, A peacock sized oviraptorosaur known for its tail fan of feathers and flightless-bird-like body.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • A new recreation of the color on Wulong's impressive feathers
  • Beetles found in amber munching on cretaceous dinosaur feathers
  • 2004 paper about the first ever parasitic louse found in the fossil record (which was eating dinosaur feathers)
  • Most (maybe all) modern birds molt at least once a year, but Mesozoic dinosaurs may have molted less frequently

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