New fossil shows Archaeopteryx sported 'feathered trousers'

Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 15:32 in Biology & Nature

The origin of feathers and the origin of flight have been a contentious chicken-and-egg issue in the scientific world for decades. Did feathers develop as a flight mechanism -- or were they first used for other purposes?

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