Exquisite 66-million-year-old bird feather preserved in dinosaur dropping

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What happened

A dinosaur, possibly a young Tyrannosaurus rex, excreted a bird 66 million years ago, and one of its feathers is exquisitely preserved in the fossilised dropping…

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  • A dinosaur, possibly a young Tyrannosaurus rex, excreted a bird 66 million years ago, and one of its feathers is exquisitely preserved in the fossilised dropping…
  • Reported by New Scientist and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:00 UTC.

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