Scientists find a piece of feathered dinosaur tail for sale in a market

A piece of feathered dinosaur tail has been found trapped in amber and perfectly preserved for almost 100 million years.

Scientists find a piece of feathered dinosaur tail for sale in a market

A piece of feathered dinosaur tail has been found trapped in amber and perfectly preserved for almost 100 million years.

Despite the yawning gulf of time, individual feather fronds can easily be identified. The specimen has even retained signs of its original colour and traces of blood.

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