Palaeontology: 'Modern' feathers on a non-avian dinosaur
β Scribed by Norell, Mark; Ji, Qiang; Gao, Keqin; Yuan, Chongxi; Zhao, Yibin; Wang, Lixia
- Book ID
- 109803077
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 733 KB
- Volume
- 416
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/416036a
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