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[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have to disagree with that last point. Dinosaurs lasted a LONG time, and while.early dinosaurs certainly had little feather coverage, such as stegosaurus, later dinosaurs, such as yutyrannus and therozinosaurus, were absolutely covered.

Now, there were not "feathers", but feather like structures that eventually evolved into feathers in their descendants

[–] Blooper@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What's a feather like structure look like?

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

Small, flaky scales that protruded out from the body