image: This is the wing feathering of Inkayacu paracasensis: (A) photograph and line drawing of the left wing (scale = 1 cm) showing location of insets and samples (circles) taken for SEM. Please see figure 2 of the paper for additional information. This image relates to an article that appeared in the 30 September 2010 issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Julia Clarke of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, and colleagues was titled, "Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers.” view more
Credit: Image courtesy of Science/AAAS