Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found in chunk of amber

Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 23:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature. But its misfortune is now giving scientists unique insight into feathered dinosaurs that prospered during the Cretaceous Period.

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