http://www.cell.com/cms/attachment/2075122016/2069586825/gr3.jpg
― jmm, Thursday, 8 December 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
That's from the scientific paper. There are more images there. http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)31193-9
― jmm, Thursday, 8 December 2016 19:51 (seven years ago) link
so beautiful
― I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Thursday, 8 December 2016 22:55 (seven years ago) link
"primitive plumage" is a great name
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 8 December 2016 22:59 (seven years ago) link
where is the love for the 99-million-yr-old ant entombed alongside the feather
― mark s, Thursday, 8 December 2016 23:00 (seven years ago) link
the paper is full of so much great stuff
intermediate between stages IIIa (rachis with naked barbs) and IIIb (barbs with barbules, lacking a rachis), but it does not exactly fit stage IIIa+b (rachis with barbs bearing barbules)
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 8 December 2016 23:01 (seven years ago) link
Fantastic!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 8 December 2016 23:29 (seven years ago) link
I just read that out to my husband forgetting he is extremely well-versed in rachises and barbules and reticulating splines and he was like 'well yeah, of course'
― kinder, Thursday, 8 December 2016 23:39 (seven years ago) link
long, naked, filamentous barbs
― jmm, Thursday, 8 December 2016 23:49 (seven years ago) link
I feel sorry for the Burmese traders.
― jmm, Friday, 9 December 2016 00:08 (seven years ago) link