Study: Some Feathered Dinosaurs Had Reptile-Style Scales and Bird-Like Skin with Feathers

The evolution of feathers is associated with novel skin ultrastructures, but the fossil record of these changes is poor and thus the critical transition from scaled to feathered skin is poorly understood.

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