Palaeontologist reconstructs feathered dinosaurs in the flesh

Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 12:51 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Until now it has been hard to get an accurate idea of the shape of a dinosaur from its fossilized remains, as only their bones are usually preserved. Using a new technique, palaeontologists have reconstructed the first highly detailed body outline of a feathered dinosaur based on high-definition images of its preserved soft tissues.

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