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    The first dinosaur tail has been found... preserved in amber!
    And to everyone's delight, the 99 million year old tail is covered in feathers.
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/feathered-dinosaur-tail-amber-theropod-myanmar-burma-cretaceous/

    "The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur, including bones, soft tissue, and even feathers, has been found preserved in amber, according to a report published today in the journal Current Biology.

    While individual dinosaur-era feathers have been found in amber, and evidence for feathered dinosaurs is captured in fossil impressions, this is the first time that scientists are able to clearly associate well-preserved feathers with a dinosaur, and in turn gain a better understanding of the evolution and structure of dinosaur feathers.

    The semitranslucent mid-Cretaceous amber sample, roughly the size and shape of a dried apricot, captures one of the earliest moments of differentiation between the feathers of birds of flight and the feathers of dinosaurs. (Learn more about the evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds.)

    Inside the lump of resin is a 1.4-inch appendage covered in delicate feathers, described as chestnut brown with a pale or white underside."

    Guess we have to remake Jurassic Park.
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      Editing … tfw The Last Guardian nailed dinosaurs better than Steven Spielberg
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      Editing … I don't know why this makes me so happy, but damn, this is exciting stuff :D
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      Editing … The lack of notifications grrr
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      Editing … But... feathers make them less cool.
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      Editing … I dunno, the thought of giant birds running around eating each other is still pretty terrifying.
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      Editing … Hopefully they get some intact DNA-Samples. o.O MOMMY! I WANT A STEGOSAURUS FOR XMAS!!!!! :D
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