A 66-million-year-old feather was found inside dinosaur poop; it may explain how birds survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
- Tyrannosaur preying on an ancient diving bird (Representational AI photo)A 66-million-year-old feather found inside fossilised dinosaur poop may offer a clue to why some birds survived the asteroid impact that wiped out most dinosaurs.
- Scientists say the feather belonged to a hesperornithiform, an extinct group of aquatic birds that lived alongside dinosaurs.
- The feather was preserved inside a coprolite, the scientific term for fossilised faeces.
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- Tyrannosaur preying on an ancient diving bird (Representational AI photo)A 66-million-year-old feather found inside fossilised dinosaur poop may offer a clue to why some birds survived the asteroid impact that wiped out most dinosaurs.
- Scientists say the feather belonged to a hesperornithiform, an extinct group of aquatic birds that lived alongside dinosaurs.
- The feather was preserved inside a coprolite, the scientific term for fossilised faeces.
Sources: Times of India