I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
Beyond Bones: Feathers
Episode 458: Beyond Bones: Feathers. Plus a mammal found fossilized on top of (and likely fighting) a Psittacosaurus
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Dinosaur of the day Caudipteryx, A peacock sized oviraptorosaur known for its tail fan of feathers and flightless-bird-like body.
In dinosaur news this week:
- A new recreation of the color on Wulong's impressive feathers
- Beetles found in amber munching on cretaceous dinosaur feathers
- 2004 paper about the first ever parasitic louse found in the fossil record (which was eating dinosaur feathers)
- Most (maybe all) modern birds molt at least once a year, but Mesozoic dinosaurs may have molted less frequently
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