From dinosaurs to birds: The origins of feather formation

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Mar 20, 2025, 2:00 pm210 ptsTrendingTop
Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been widely debated, paleontological discoveries and developmental biology studies suggest that feathers evolved from simple structures known as proto-feathers.

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