Dinosaur Feathers Discovered in Canadian Amber

io9 ^ | 9/15/2013 | Analee Newitz

[Mike Darancette]

Pictures of Dinofuzz at Source.

[dfwgator]

“Life finds a way.”

[BunnySlippers]

I want one!

[Paladin2]

Jurassic Park revived as a possibility.

[A CA Guy]

“Life finds a way.”

Sadly not under Obamacare.

[chessplayer]

Hard to picture the mighty T-Rex covered in feathers.

[jsanders2001]

I can already see Tysons and Pilgrim’s Farm trying to get in on the action after they revive dinochickens that are several times the size of modern ones. Bet the meat won’t be near as tender though... : )

[jsanders2001]

^ Pilgrim’s Pride

[Vince Ferrer]

[TChad]

Jurassic Park revived as a possibility.

Related:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130911184614.htm

[Vince Ferrer]

[chessplayer]

Jurassic Park revived as a possibility.

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The article said no. But scientists do think it may be possible to create an actual dinosaur by using a birds, such as an ostrich, “junk” DNA, which includes dinosaur DNA. They think that approach is more doable than using damaged DNA found in amber. Some believe modern day birds are actually dinosaurs.

[Paladin2]

That study was the driver to my comment.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Canadian Amber. She sure does get around.

[chessplayer]

Some dinosaurs had feathers. I don’t know if they think T-Rex was one of them. lol

[Paladin2]

"Some believe modern day birds are actually dinosaurs"

That's what I told my dog as she strained the leash to chase a flock of turkeys in a neighborhood in NE Milwaukee yesterday.

[WKUHilltopper]

Horse feathers!

[Salamander]

If you ever owned geese, you’d believe they were velociraptors.

:)

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

A gay T-Rex doing a RuPaul routine?

[JSteff]

O care will only specialize in extinctions...