Sentences with phrase «like feathers preserved»
The long, filament - like feathers preserved with three relatively complete skeletons of the newly described species provide direct evidence of extensively feathered gigantic dinosaurs.
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The Daohugou Biota makes an immense contribution to our understanding of vertebrate evolution during this period, with such notable creatures as the oldest known gliding mammal, another early mammal that may have swum with a beaver - like tail, the oldest dinosaurs preserved with feathers, and a pterosaur that represents an important transitional form between two major groups.
However, a complete understanding of feather distribution among theropod dinosaurs is limited because feathers are typically preserved only in lagerst tten like that of Solnhofen, Germany or Liaoning, China.
The fossil has traces of crest - like feathers on its tail but was not preserved well enough to show signs of flight feathers.
Zhou's group examined 11 Jeholornis fossils with preserved tail feathers and found that four had both aerofoil - like fans up to 10 centimetres long at the base of their tail and frond - like tufts of feathers at the tips.
The collection features such memorable creatures as the oldest known gliding mammal, another early mammal that may have swum with a beaver - like tail, the oldest dinosaurs preserved with feathers and a pterosaur that represents an important transitional form among these now extinct, warm - blooded flying reptiles.
Like feathers — hundreds of them, sorted by color and preserved in six gleaming bell jars.