Fred Langa: Dinosaur feathers found in amber

Dinosaur feathers found in amber

In science fiction, amber preserved the DNA that allowed rebirth of dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. In real life, amber preserved feathers that provide a new image of what dinosaurs looked like.

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID

AP Science Writer

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This photo from the journal Science shows an overview of 16 clumped feather barbs in Canadian Late Cretaceous amber. In a widely accepted theory, birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs. Now, the preserved feathers provide a new image of what dinosaurs looked like