Some scientists believe the supposed “proto-feathers” are really just collagen fibers
Feathered Dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs to Birds?
The fossil record does not reveal an evolutionary progression in feather development, nor does it reveal transitional animals that are part bird and part dinosaur. No scientific observations have ever shown a way that dinosaurs could acquire the genetic information to make the dramatic changes that would have been necessary to evolve into birds.
Microraptor
Since no definitive dinosaurs with feathers have appeared in the fossil record—only dinosaurs with fuzzy-looking collagen fibers that do not qualify in any way as transitional feathers—many evolutionists seeking to explain the evolution of feathers would like to find transitional evolutionary forms. Microraptor did not help their case.
Feathered Dinosaurs
Nothing in the Bible precludes the erstwhile existence of feathered dinosaurs. What the Bible does indicate is that if feathered dinosaurs were to have existed, they would have been created with feathers; they did not evolve from reptilian scales, which are quite different.
Articles About Feathered Dinosaurs?
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Archaeoraptor Hoax Update—National Geographic Recants!March 2, 2000
As more evidence of altered fossils begins to surface, one must seriously question the integrity of the fossil industry and the stories these fossils are supposed to tell.
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“. . . Sensationalistic, Unsubstantiated, Tabloid Journalism.”Nov. 1, 1999
A letter from Storrs L. Olson to Dr. Peter Raven about dinosaur to bird evolution.
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Yet Another New “Feathered” Dinosaur?Oct. 22, 1999
Recently, some researchers in China reported on a fossil, given the name Sinornithosaurus millenii.
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What? Another feathered dinosaur claim?July 29, 1998
Many news agencies have reported on two fossils found in Northern China that are claimed to be feathered theropods (meat-eating dinosaurs).
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Caution Advised on Reliability of Dinosaur-Bird ClaimApril 16, 1998
The international media reported on March 18 that scientists unearthed fossil evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
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New Dinosaur-Bird Link?April 1, 1998
This latest “missing link” is based on more than 20 fragments of leg, rib and shoulder bones found in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
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Feathered Dinosaur UpdateOct. 26, 1996
Like most paleontologists, however, Martin awaits a detailed report on the new find. ‘The possibility for having egg on the face is tremendous at this point.
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“Feathered Dinosaur”Oct. 26, 1996
“The fossil find of the century—the first dinosaur with feathers, a possible fore-runner to flying birds—has reportedly been discovered in China.” We need to wait and see the scientific paper.
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