Feathers evolved more than once
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 17 Dec 18Ancient flying vertebrates thought to be furry were actually feathered. Andrew Masterson reports.
New discovery pushes origin of feathers back by 70 million years
Phys.org - Mon 17 Dec 18An international team of palaeontologists, which includes the University of Bristol, has discovered that the flying reptiles, pterosaurs, actually had four kinds of feathers, and these are shared ...
New discovery pushes origin of feathers back by 70 million years, ScienceDaily - Mon 17 Dec 18Pterosaurs: Fur flies over feathery fossils
BBC News - Mon 17 Dec 18The flying reptiles had feathers, and looked like brown bats with fuzzy wings, say scientists.
It Turns Out Feathers Are 70M Years Older Than We Thought
Geek.com - Tue 18 Dec 18A new discovery pushes the origin of feathers back by 70 million years. Paleontologists found that pterosaurs had at least four types of feathers in common with the dinosaurs they lived alongside ...
Scientists make pterosaur discovery that pushes back origin of feather evolution by 70 million years
ZME Science - Tue 18 Dec 18At least some pterosaurs were covered by a diverse coat of different feather and fur-like structures,
Wondrous extinct flying reptiles boasted rudimentary feathers
Reuters - Mon 17 Dec 18A microscopic examination of fossils from China has revealed that the fur-like body covering of pterosaurs, the remarkable flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs, was actually made up ...
It's Official: Those Flying Reptiles Called Pterosaurs Were Covered in Fluffy Feathers
Livescience - Mon 17 Dec 18There's no doubt anymore: Pterosaurs — the flying reptiles that zipped through the skies during the dinosaur age — sported feathers, a finding that pushes the origin of these fluffy structures ...
Pterosaurs Sported Feathers, Claim Scientists
The Scientist - Mon 17 Dec 18A controversy over pterosaurs' plumage has taken off, with a new discovery pushing feather origins back 80 million years into the early Triassic.
Discovery Pushes Origin of Feathers Back by 70 Million Years
Laboratory Equipment - Thu 20 Dec 18NewsPalaeontologists have discovered that the flying reptiles, pterosaurs, actually had four kinds of feathers, and these are shared with dinosaurs.Contributed Author: University of BristolTopics: Archaeology
Feathers originated 70 million years earlier than scientists thought
UPI - Mon 17 Dec 18New research proves pterosaurs had feathers, the same kinds as dinosaurs and birds. The discovery pushes back the origin of feathers by 70 million years.
New discovery pushes back origin of feathers
The Hindu - Tue 18 Dec 18Study suggests that fur-like covering of pterosaurs made up of rudimentary feathers
HKU fossil imaging helps push back feather origins by 70 million years
Eurekalert - Tue 18 Dec 18In a new study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, an international team led by Professor Baoyu Jiang of Nanjing University and including Dr Michael Pittman of the Department ...