Neither Scales Nor Feathers: Bizarre Appendage Discovered on Reptile Fossil

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Neither Scales Nor Feathers: Bizarre Appendage Discovered On Reptile Fossil

By ScienceAlert

A bizarre reptile once scurried through the Triassic treetops with an extravagant crest on its back, one made from neither scale, nor bone, nor feather. The extinct creature's 247-million-year-old fossils immediately stood out to paleontologists. The ...Read more

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