First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber
Source: National Geographic
The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur, including bones, soft tissue, and even feathers, has been found preserved in amber, according to a report published today in the journal Current Biology.
While individual dinosaur-era feathers have been found in amber, and evidence for feathered dinosaurs is captured in fossil impressions, this is the first time that scientists are able to clearly associate well-preserved feathers with a dinosaur, and in turn gain a better understanding of the evolution and structure of dinosaur feathers.
Read more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/feathered-dinosaur-tail-amber-theropod-myanmar-burma-cretaceous/
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)We have the DNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Probably not but nice to dream]
Afromania
(2,771 posts)I can only imagine the stupid they are going to engage in.
eShirl
(18,507 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,031 posts)DFW
(54,502 posts)A judge in Michigan the carbon-dating procedure by court order.
Cattledog
(5,920 posts)Use the dinosaur's genetic code (DNA) found in the blood as a blueprint for another dinosaur.
Use this blue print to create a dinosaur egg.
Hatch the dinosaur in an incubator.
Raise the dinosaur to full size.
Release at White House.
JudyM
(29,294 posts)TonyPDX
(962 posts)COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)"A" status as the apex of their species.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)JudyM
(29,294 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)JudyM
(29,294 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)Baclava
(12,047 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Baclava
(12,047 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)cagefreesoylentgreen
(838 posts)How this particular piece of amber was found is a pretty interesting story in itself!
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-this-99-million-year-old-dinosaur-tail-ended-up-in-a-burmese-amber-market
jeffreyi
(1,945 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,689 posts)If he was stomping through Tokyo in feathers, clucking fire as he went.