Therapod Fossil Hunt Dispatch

Abstract:

This five-part online article reports on the finding of a dromaeosaur fossil, the best specimen to date to show that feathers existed long before modern birds and flight. Part 1 includes: It All Started with Feathers, A Path Shrouded in Mystery, and International Collaboration. Part 2 has The Short Email and A Coat of Feathers. Part 3 includes: An Initial Hypothesis and Is It Authentic? The Analysis Begins. Part 4 has The Examination and Description Marathon, A Feathered What?, and Feathers, Feathers, Feathers. Part 5 includes If Not For Flight, Then What? and Dave Takes a Trip to the States.

Subject:

Science and Technology

Grade Level:

Secondary

SubTopics:

Animals and Insects

Collection:

American Museum of Natural History