Feather Evolution

The origin of feathers is one of the biggest questions in evolutionary biology today. Our previous research has shown that feathers were present in ornithischians (which are basal dinosaurs) and not just the more derived theropods [Godefroit et al. 2014a,b].

Maria McNamara Research Group

Experimental and analytical taphonomy

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork (UCC), Butler Building, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, T23 TK30, Ireland

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