Dinosaur 'feathers' found preserved in amber
Paleontologists working in western France have discovered a lump of amber (fossilized tree resin) that contain seven perfectly preserved feather-like structures.
The plumes' central shafts, or rachis, have a primitive structure and most closely resemble down feathers. It is unclear if the feathers cam from a bird or a dinosaur, but scientists do say the find provides a clear example "of the passage between primitive filamentous down and a modern feather." Fossilized teeth of two dinosaur families were unearthed in a layer above the one containing the amber.
An image of the feathers and additional information on the finding is available on the National Geographic web site.