Sinosauropteryx w/ Faux Proto-Feathers | Darwin and Wallace: A Nature & Fossil Store
Sinosauropteryx w/ Faux Proto-Feathers
Sinosauropteryx w/ Faux Proto-Feathers
Sinosauropteryx w/ Faux Proto-Feathers
Sinosauropteryx w/ Faux Proto-Feathers
Sinosauropteryx w/ Faux Proto-Feathers

Sinosauropteryx w/ Faux Proto-Feathers

-Species: Sinosauropteryx prima

-Notes: This carefully crafted piece consists of faux proto-feathers to simulate its fluffy appearance, as shown in the original fossil. The coloration and patterns that you see in this sculpture are genuine to the live animal's appearance. We know this thanks to the preservation of melanosomes in the original fossil's feathers, which can be viewed under microscopy.

-Age: Cretaceous Period, 133-120 million years ago

-Location: Yixian Formation, Liaoning Province, China



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