Lot 723
Possible Dinosaur Feather in Amber. This 8 x 10 mm clear partial feather, beautifully preserved in a 16 x 5 mm polished cabochon of honey colored Burmite amber, could belong to an early bird or theropod dinosaur. The distinctions between dinosaurs and early birds are somewhat blurred, but both Coelerasaurs and Tyrannosaurs are known to have been feathered from important fossils found in China. This branching feather has excellent detail and is symmetrical on both sides of the central rachis, which means that it is not a flight feather but rather a body, tail, or neck feather. Most amber is too young to have dinosaur feathers trapped in it, but this Burmite exemplar, found in the Hukawang Valley of northern Burma (Myanmar), is 100 million years old, sufficiently aged to capture such a remarkable specimen. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
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