Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto ...

First came simple filaments. Later, different lineages of theropods evolved various kinds of feathers, some resembling the fluffy down on birds today, some having symmetrically arranged barbs.

Explore the fascinating world of dinosaur feathers and their evolution through groundbreaking research on chicken embryos.

At the 12th day of incubation, feather buds exhibit longitudinal domains of cell density that correspond to the barbs of the future down feather.