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What a 99-million-year-old feather is telling us about the evolution of flight

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 11/10/2026, 12:30:01 PM

Long before birds took to the skies, dinosaurs were already sporting feathers. But exactly how they evolved into the sophisticated structures that allow birds to fly remains something of a mystery. Now, the discovery of the longest feather ever found preserved in amber is providing some new clues.

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