Venture into the Lost World…One Minute at a Time
A warm welcome to The Palaeo Minute!
Feathers Before Flight The Dinosaur–Bird Connection: Welcome to The Palaeo Minute, where feathered dinosaurs rise from the geological record to rewrite natural history. This edition traces how feathers once seen as bird-exclusive evolved deep within the dinosaur lineage.
I examine one of the most important fossil discoveries Archaeopteryx and how this feathered dinosaur not only bridges the evolutionary gap between birds and their theropod ancestors, but also provides direct evidence of feather pigmentation through microscopic melanosomes.
From Archaeopteryx’s wings to Sinosauropteryx’s striped tail, fossils reshape the story of flight, appearance, and evolution. I hope you enjoy this deep dive into the evolutionary history of feathered dinosaurs.
This edition explores:
- Feather Function: Feather evolution & their usage.
- Avian Character Development: The key traits which arose through avian evolution.
- Archaeopteryx: The first feathered bird-like dinosaur that changed everything.
James Ronan Palaeontologist 
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