A dinosaur feather and down discovered in Jordanian amber dates back 140 million years. - Jordan News
Scientists say that feathers evolved from lizard scales 250 million years ago, 20 million years before the appearance of dinosaurs and 110 million years before the appearance of birds. اضافة اعلان Feathers evolved with the appearance of birds, which appeared 140 million years ago. A fossil of the Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861 in southern Germany. China then discovered three dinosaurs dating back 125 million years whose bodies were covered in feathers and down. Down first appeared before feathers to protect some dinosaurs' bodies from the cold and heat of the sun.
In Jordan, scientist Abbas Haddadin discovered a dinosaur feather and down in Jordanian amber dating back 140 million years. These feathers are the oldest feathers and down in the world found in Jordanian amber, and they represent the beginning of bird flight. Pictured: feather and down in Jordanian amber.
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Dinosaurs lived in Jordan 140 million years ago. - Jordan News
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A dinosaur feather and down discovered in Jordanian amber dates back 140 million years. - Jordan News
Scientists say that feathers evolved from lizard scales 250 million years ago, 20 million years before the appearance of dinosaurs and 110 million years before the appearance of birds. اضافة اعلان Feathers evolved with the appearance of birds, which appeared 140 million years ago. A fossil of the Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861 in southern Germany. China then discovered three dinosaurs dating back 125 million years whose bodies were covered in feathers and down. Down first appeared before feathers to protect some dinosaurs' bodies from the cold and heat of the sun. In Jordan, scientist Abbas Haddadin discovered a dinosaur feather and down in Jordanian amber dating back 140 million years. These feathers are the oldest feathers and down in the world found in Jordanian amber, and they represent the beginning of bird flight. Pictured: feather and down in Jordanian amber.
