The New York Times

Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile

The discovery, in a bizarre animal not closely related to birds, could change how scientists think about the origin of feathers. The holotype fossil of Mirasaura, which was found in 1939 in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Surprising Ancient Reptile Had a Colorful, Corrugated Sail on Its Back. New Research Suggests It Was Used to Communicate

Key takeaways: What type of animal is the Mirasaura? This prehistoric reptile lived about 247 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Researchers have found that the Mirasaura had a fan-like ...
IFLScience

This Ridiculous Reptile's Hockey-Themed Decor Might Change What We Know About Feather Evolution

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
New Scientist

Reptile grew feather-like structures before dinosaurs

FOSSIL feathers provided the definitive proof that birds descended from dinosaurs. There is one extinct beast that doesn’t fit the picture, though. It is called Longisquama insignis, and it lived 230 ...
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This Surprising Ancient Reptile Had a Colorful, Corrugated Sail on Its Back. New Research Suggests It Was Used to Communicate

Some fossils are truly breathtaking. While paleontologists are used to finding scraps of bones, broken teeth and hazy footprints in ancient rock, every now and then, someone finds a fossil that allows ...