Why did feathers evolve? A pterosaur fossil offers new hints

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    Dave Martill challenged a study that suggested that the fluff associated with pterosaurs may actually be feathers, and instead thinks they are a different kind of keratinous covering

    Period20 Apr 2022 → 21 Apr 2022

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    • Title'These fossils seal the deal': Pterosaur research challenges an old debate about feathers
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletYahoo! News
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date20/04/22
      DescriptionDavid Martill challenged a study that suggested that the fluff associated with pterosaurs may actually be feathers, and instead thinks they are a different kind of keratinous covering.
      Producer/AuthorSarah Sloat
      URLhttps://news.yahoo.com/why-did-feathers-evolve-pterosaur-170641845.html
      PersonsDavid Martill
    • TitlePterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletscience.org
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date20/04/22
      DescriptionThe idea that dinosaurs sported colourful feathers, once outlandish, has become conventional wisdom. Now, a new study of a Brazilian fossil suggests that pterosaurs—leathery winged, flying reptiles only distantly related to dinosaurs—were also clad in tiny feathers of varying hues.
      Producer/AuthorRodrigo Perez Ortega
      URLhttps://www.science.org/content/article/pterosaurs-may-have-flaunted-colorful-plumage-long-reign-dinosaurs
      PersonsDavid Martill

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    • TitleWhy did feathers evolve? A fossil pterosaur offers new hints
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletHeromag
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date21/04/22
      DescriptionDave Martill challenged a study that suggested that the fluff associated with pterosaurs may actually be feathers, and instead thinks they are a different kind of keratinous covering.
      URLhttps://heromag.net/why-did-feathers-evolve-a-fossil-pterosaur-offers-new-hints
      PersonsDavid Martill