First Dinosaur Feathers for Show, Not Flight?

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 16:42 in Biology & Nature

A new pigeon-size species found in Mongolia had long, ribbon-like tail feathers that suggest plumage first evolved for ornamentation rather than for flight, scientists say.

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