Tail Of A Feathered Dinosaur Discovered In Amber In Myanmar

In the classic 'Jurrasic Park' movie, there was a fossilized mosquito trapped in amber, as it was discovered while digging the ground. But it was in the movies and merely a science fiction, what we have now are scientists that are more eager to find something similar to the film for them to answer and have another subject for new discovery and research.

Propitiously, a tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur has been found in amber, weighing 6.5 grams, still together with some parts of its bones, soft tissues and feathers from a mine in Myanmar. The research was funded in part by the National Geographic Society's Expeditions Councils and spearheaded by paleontologist Lida Xing of the China University of Geosciences.

The sample which had already been shaped into oval was concluded to have belonged from a young coelurosaur based on the composition of its tail, a member of theropod dinosaurs that ranges from tyrannosaurs to modern birds.

Reports from National Geographic, paleontologist, Lida Xing even stated that with the breakthrough of the well-preserved dinosaur feathers in the amber, "May we can find a complete dinosaur." This is some good news and discovery to science history since it would clearly give fitter answers and understanding regarding the anatomy and evolution of the dinosaur feathers.

Moreover, according to CNN, Ryan McKellar, also a paleontologist at the Royal Saskatchwan Museum in Canada, was amazed at the recent discovery when he saw the piece of the amber and said that, "It's a once in a lifetime find. The finest details are visible and in three dimensions."

McKellar also added this was the first time that the scientists have found dinosaur-era bird wings as part of a mummified dinosaur skeleton. In addition to all the fossil evidence that have been collected over the past years, finding this piece of history will definitely aid uncertainties related to Mesozoic era.