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'Once in a lifetime find': Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber
« on: December 10, 2017, 12:05:30 am »
'Once in a lifetime find': Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber
By Katie Hunt, CNN
Updated 10:26 AM ET, Fri December 9, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/08/health/dinosaur-tail-trapped-in-amber-trnd/index.html

  • Amber was destined to be piece of jewelry until scientist found it
  • First time part of a dinosaur skeleton has been discovered in amber


(CNN)The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur has been found entombed in amber, an unprecedented discovery that has blown away scientists.

Xing Lida, a Chinese paleontologist found the specimen, the size of a dried apricot, at an amber market in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border.

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Re: 'Once in a lifetime find': Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2017, 12:06:08 am »
Sorry that this is old news, but I'd somehow missed it.  The tail has feathers.

Video at link shows it.
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