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Dinosaur fossil reveals creature of a different feather

New view is first evidence of feather type before only theorized

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

Paleontologists have discovered a fossil partially covered with broad, unbranched filaments — a type of structure previously theorized to exist on primitive feathered dinosaurs but not found until now.

A DIFFERENT FEATHER The dinosaur Beipiaosaurus sported two feather types, one a stiff, unbranched filament that is the first evidence of a feather before only theorized.