The Story of the Feather

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Feathers play an important role in evolution. Originally providing insulation they eventually led to flight. In The Story of the Feather, we chronicle how the fossil discovery of the Chinese reptil...

Feathers play an important role in evolution. Originally providing insulation they eventually led to flight. In The Story of the Feather, we chronicle how the fossil discovery of the Chinese reptilian wing, a four-winged dinosaur with primitive wings, has provided evidence that dinosaurs gradually evolved winged feathers, ultimately becoming the birds that we are familiar with today.

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