Lot 1212
Rare and Important Clump Of Three 130 Million Year Old Dinosaur Feathers. These three feathers were found at the site of the discovery of feathered dinosaurs at Liaoning in Northeastern China, a site famous for the remarkable preservation of feathers on some of the small theropod dinosaurs that were quickly buried in volcanic eruptions between 120-130 million years ago. This group of three connected 2" long brown feathers has remarkable detail, showing the delicate veining of the individual barbs. There is no way to determine if these feathers are from a dinosaur or a bird, but the barbs are symmetric, which means that they are definitely not flight feathers and could only have come from a dinosaur or flightless bird, and no flightless birds are known from the Liaoning fossils. Also, the group of feathers match closely a group of comparable feathers found on a complete specimen of Cadipteryx, an emu-sized theropod dinosaur found in the lower 130 million year old Yixian Formation, the same formation as these three feathers. Two photos of the Cauclipteryx and flightless feathers are enclosed. These are the second oldest feathers ever found, exceeded only by the 150 million year old feather of Archaeopterix, the earliest bird from Solnhofen, Germany. Add $15 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,100.
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| Realized $978 |
