This new fossil suggests that these dinosaurs may not have had scaly, reptile-like skin, but perhaps had a softer, downy coat. |
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One would expect birds older than archaeopteryx to be much more reptile-like, but they are much like modern birds. |
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Several researchers have long considered the possibility that the superficially reptile-like features of this animal might tell us something about amniote ancestry. |
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