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Fossilized dinosaur dung preserves feathers from extinct aquatic bird
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A fossilized feather found inside dinosaur dung in Montana is described as the best-preserved Mesozoic feather and offers new clues about why some birds survived the mass extinction while others did not. The evidence points to a connection with hesperornithiform aquatic birds and the evolution of the Neornithes lineage, potentially affecting survival outcomes across late Cretaceous birds.
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Oldest Alligator Relative Found After Dinosaur Extinction
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— Sep 10, 2026
Paleontologists have identified Mandrasuchus milleri as the earliest confirmed alligatorine living only a few hundred thousand years after the dinosaur extinction, with numerous specimens indicating successful early post-extinction survival. Separately, a fossilized feather preserved inside a dinosaur-era coprolite reveals remarkable preservation and hints at the late Cretaceous food web and why some birds survived the asteroid impact.
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Dozens of Bird Species To Be Renamed After Current Names Declared ‘Racist,’ ‘Misogynistic’
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— Nov 3, 2023
Ever wonder what all the birds are chattering about up there in the treetops? Perhaps their feathers are ruffled over being named after slave owners, Confederate generals and “misogynists.” That’s evidently the…
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Watch: Bizarre Sea Creature with Bird-Like Feathers Found Swimming in Pacific Ocean
Reporting
— Dec 25, 2022
With the look of something out of a science fiction movie, a strange sea creature has caused quite a stir after a video showed it swimming in the Pacific Ocean. Known as a feather star, the odd-looking organism is…
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Qatar’s LNG Loss Is America’s Gain
David Blackmon · 5 min · 2h
