Fragments of dinosaur-era bird wings have been found preserved in amber before but this is the first time part of a mummified dinosaur skeleton has been discovered, McKellar said. The tail section ...

The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur, including bones, soft tissue, and even feathers, has been found preserved in amber, according to a report published today in the journal Current Biology.

Millions of years ago, a dinosaur about the size of a sparrow had a bad day. It got stuck in tree resin. Paleontologists recently came across the rare amber fossil containing its tail in Myanmar.

The tail of a 99 million-year-old dinosaur has been found entombed in amber, an unprecedented discovery that has blown away scientists. Xing Lida, a Chinese paleontologist found the specimen, the ...

The team was lucky to acquire the bird for the Dexu Institute of Paleontology in Chaozhou, China. Birds in amber can sometimes sell for up to $500,000, putting them beyond the reach of scientists ...

Mesophthirus angeli feeding on dinosaur feathers in 100-million-year-old amber. Taiping Gao Just how big of a scourge were lice during the days of the dinosaurs?

In 2016, a team of scientists discovered a dinosaur tail, with its bones, tissues, feathers, and all preserved in amber. It was believed to be about 99-million-years-old at the time of its discovery.

Along with the primitive plumage, the 99-million-year-old amber also preserved soft tissue and eight complete vertebrae. The tail bones indicated that the specimen belonged to a dinosaur that was ...

They called the bird Oculudentavis khaungraae — a name that comes from the Latin words for eye, teeth and bird. The dinosaur’s skull is only 14.25 millimeters, or a little more than half an ...

This 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail Trapped in Amber Hints at Feather Evolution The rare specimen provides new insights into how feathers came to be Danny Lewis December 8, 2016 ...