• DOI:10.1007/s00114-003-0483-7
Corpus ID: 43677545

The dinosaurian origin of feathers: perspectives from dolphin (Cetacea) collagen fibers

@article{LinghamSoliar2003TheDO,
  title={The dinosaurian origin of feathers: perspectives from dolphin (Cetacea) collagen fibers},
  author={T. Lingham-Soliar},
  journal={Naturwissenschaften},
  year={2003},
  volume={90},
  pages={563-567}
}

T. Lingham-Soliar

Published 2003

Biology, Medicine

Naturwissenschaften

The early origin of birds is a hotly disputed debate and may be broadly framed as a conflict between paleontologists and ornithologists. The paleontological emphasis has shifted from Archaeopteryx and its origins to recent finds of Cretaceous birds and “feathered” dinosaurs from China. The identification of alleged feathers has, however, relied principally on the visual image. Some workers have interpreted these integumentary structures as collagen fibers. To test the latter hypothesis, using… CONTINUE READING

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