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Forwarded from Vertpaleo. A note
though, after reading the article, it appears as though the pterosaur
feathers they refer to are really the hair-like structures found in
pterosaurs like Sordes from Qazaqstan. Reagrdless, it sounds like an
extraordinary specimen.
Pete Buchholz
"Chinese paleontologists
put forward for the first time the hypothesis that pterosaur's feather and
dinosaur's ancient feather are of the same origin according to their
similarity, and further inferred that they have the same ancestor.
"
Wow! (Is this too much to hope
for!???) And they mention that evidence of feathers has turned up on several
occasions previously. ....I know,...better wait for the paper! (...and be
ready for probable dissappointment). Better to be a pessimist,...I
suppose.
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