Earliest feathers were for show, not flight

Monday, January 12, 2009 - 18:14 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The world's first feathers probably had nothing to do with flight or staying warm but were instead for showy display purposes, according to a new study that documents the most primitive known version of feathers, which were found on a Chinese dinosaur.

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