SINOSAUROPTERYX AND ARCHAEOPTERYX: FEATHERS, FOSSILS AND THE ORIGINS OF BIRDS

Sinosauropteryx and ArchaeopteryxA feather can change how we see an entire animal.Preserved beside a delicate skeleton, its faint outline tells us something bones alone cannot: this ancient creature wore plumage. Two remarkable fossil animals, Sinosauropteryx and Archaeopteryx, have helped transform our understanding of dinosaurs and the origins of birds.One was a small predator with a fuzzy