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The Most Perfectly Preserved Feather From The Age Of Dinosaurs Has Been Discovered Inside Fossilized Tyrannosaur Poop Dating Back 66 Million YearsDavid DeMar, Jr. holding the exposed fossil feather in the coprolite fragment on the day of its discovery in 2016.The Most Perfectly Preserved Feather From The Age Of Dinosaurs Has Been Discovered Inside Fossilized Tyrannosaur Poop Dating Back 66 Million YearsDavid DeMar, Jr. holding the exposed fossil feather in the coprolite fragment on the day of its discovery in 2016.

The Most Perfectly Preserved Feather From The Age Of Dinosaurs Has Been Discovered Inside Fossilized Tyrannosaur Poop Dating Back 66 Million Years

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