Cellular structure of dinosaur scales reveals retention of reptile-type skin during the evolutionary transition to feathers

Z Yang, B Jiang, J Xu, ME McNamara - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Fossil feathers have transformed our understanding of integumentary evolution in
vertebrates. The evolution of feathers is associated with novel skin ultrastructures, but the …

[HTML][HTML] Redescription of soft tissue preservation in the holotype of Scaphognathus crassirostris (Goldfuß, 1831) using reflectance transformation imaging

N Henkemeier, TL Heidecksburg, PM Sander… - 2023 - palaeo-electronica.org
The description of the holotype of the non-pterodactyloid pterosaur Scaphognathus
crassirostris from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Formation by the German palaeontologist …