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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 days agoIf we can see evidence of feathers, we could see evidence of clothes too.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoWho said they didn’t strip naked before they died? I mean, that’s the way I want to go anyway.
minus-squareFundMECFS@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoWell it’s only until fairly recently by some very lucky presevations that we have larger scale evidence of feathers outside a couple species. And most of it is based on the middle part of the feather. Not the fluffy part that would be more like clothes.
minus-squareLousyCornMuffins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoif they had metal buttons, they’d show up in the fossil record
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·2 days agoThe only evidence of feathers we have is of the places where the feathers attached to the bones, as far as I know. I haven’t heard of any direct evidence of feathers.
minus-squareLousyCornMuffins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agothats not a dinosaur that’s an angel. the angel of peace 🤜 💥
minus-squaretacosanonymous@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoWhere feathers attach to bones?!
If we can see evidence of feathers, we could see evidence of clothes too.
Who said they didn’t strip naked before they died? I mean, that’s the way I want to go anyway.
Well it’s only until fairly recently by some very lucky presevations that we have larger scale evidence of feathers outside a couple species.
And most of it is based on the middle part of the feather. Not the fluffy part that would be more like clothes.
if they had metal buttons, they’d show up in the fossil record
The only evidence of feathers we have is of the places where the feathers attached to the bones, as far as I know. I haven’t heard of any direct evidence of feathers.
Feathers only attach to skin
thats not a dinosaur that’s an angel. the angel of peace 🤜 💥
Where feathers attach to bones?!