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A small bipedal dinosaur with clearly feathered wings walking.

First off…

Weekly Quiz 6a!

 

Next . . .

The questions below function as a short answer quiz where I would like you to expound upon your understanding of the material (consider it your mid-term). You may use your Notes with Gaps, but no other materials. At the end you will have the option to create and save your questions in a single file.

Dino Feathers?

Why would dinosaurs have feathers? Did all dinosaurs have feathers? Can you imagine a fluffy T-rex? Here are your Notes with Gaps and Power Points for the week.

 

A roaring T-rex covered in feathers. The tail is oddly bare as are the feet making the dinosaur appear much more bird-like.
This reconstruction of a T-rex covered in feathers uses fossil finds including where skin impressions have been found. This is why the tail and feet are oddly bare in this image.

 

Feathers serve a variety of purposes in modern birds. therefore it is reasonable to assume that they may have served a different purpose in dinosaurs as well. Maybe T. rex didn’t fly, but it’s possible it had these soft downy feathers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the Origins of Feathers

Step 1: Watch me

 

Step 2: Watch this video

Step 3: Watch me again!

 

Step 4: Watch the Britannica video at the link below!

Discover feathered dinosaurs from their fossils from the Middle Jurassic Epoch

Step 5: Watch this video!

Step 7: Remember the online assignments for the week.

T. rex Feathers

Now that you know all about feathers in modern birds and a lot of what we know about dinosaur feathers, let’s look at a hot dinosaur controversy! Was T. rex FEATHERED?!

 

Look Here!

 

Complete:

  1. Weekly Quiz 9a
  2. Assignment
  3. Writing Assignment 1 of 2
  4. Weekly Quiz 9b

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