The Wing of the Bird-Like Feathered Dinosaur <i>Anchiornis</i> under Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence (IMAGE)

The University of Hong Kong

The Wing of the Bird-Like Feathered Dinosaur <i>Anchiornis</i> under Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence

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This is the wing of the bird-like feathered dinosaur Anchiornis under laser-stimulated fluorescence. The folds of skin in front of the elbow and behind the wrist (called patagia) were covered in feathers, just like in modern living birds.

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Credit: Wang XL, Pittman M et al. 2017.

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