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"Feathers predate birds"

- Robert T. Bakker

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One possible interpretation of this quote is that feathers existed prior to the advancement of birds. This recommends that plumes had a different function prior to they were made use of for trip by birds. Some scientists think that plumes may have been used for insulation, courtship screens, or perhaps as a kind of camouflage.

One more feasible interpretation is that feathers existed in dinosaur forefathers before they evolved into birds. This is sustained by the discovery of feather-like frameworks in fossils of non-avian dinosaurs, such as the tyrannosaurid Yutyrannus and also the oviraptorosaur Anchiornis.

In general, this quote highlights the elaborate transformative history of feathers and their function in the advancement of bird trip.

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Robert T. Bakker This quote is written / told by Robert T. Bakker somewhere between March 24, 1945 and today. He was a famous Scientist from USA. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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