Bird wing trapped in amber
Found in a Burmese amber mine:
The two new samples, weighing in at only
0.06 and 0.3 ounces (1.6 and 8.51 grams), contain bone structure, tracts
of feathers, and soft tissue. They are the first Cretaceous plumage
samples to be studied that are not simply isolated feathers, according
to study co-author Lida Xing of the China University of Geosciences...
Skin, muscle,
claws, and feather shafts are visible in both samples, along with the
remains of rows of primary asymmetrical flight feathers, secondary
feathers, and covert feathers. All are similar in arrangement and microstructure to modern birds.
More at National Geographic.
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