MaybeImTheNanny
MaybeImTheNanny t1_isvyrx7 wrote
Reply to comment by StrangeAsYou in How can we know details about animals that lived thousands of years ago if all we have are bones? by DemetrioGonz
They found feather impressions first and then extrapolated. We find new things and form new theories. This particular theory is like 25 years old so not so new.
MaybeImTheNanny t1_isvyyvl wrote
Reply to comment by simple_mech in How can we know details about animals that lived thousands of years ago if all we have are bones? by DemetrioGonz
Armor can fossilize depending on what body material it is. Feathers leave impressions both fossilized feather impressions and skin impressions with pimpling.