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simple_mech t1_istnjnm wrote

Reply to comment by varialectio in How can we know details about animals that lived thousands of years ago if all we have are bones? by DemetrioGonz

The feather and armor thing always throws me off, how would you know that from the bones?

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SexyAxolotl t1_istsqdg wrote

You wouldn't, but feaghers and scales can make imprints on the rock, similar to leaves.

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MaybeImTheNanny t1_isvyyvl wrote

Armor can fossilize depending on what body material it is. Feathers leave impressions both fossilized feather impressions and skin impressions with pimpling.

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