Posted on Dec 17, 2018
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Wow. Very interesting.
wondrous-extinct-flying-reptiles-boasted-rudimentary-feathers-idUSKBN1OG29E
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Great article. There is another article I read on the same topic elsewhere that linked the abstract of the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4 [login to see] -7
Pterosaur integumentary structures with complex feather-like branching
Microscopic and spectroscopic analyses and imaging of integumentary structures in two anurognathid pterosaurs reveal that their integuments were more like feathers (as seen in maniraptoran dinosaurs) than fur, as was previously supposed.
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