Scientists have made an unusual discovery inside fossilised dinosaur droppings: a bird feather. The dropping itself is very old, dated to 66 million years ago. It is thought to have been left by a Tyrannosaur. Seeing a feather in such good condition is very uncommon. The find offers direct proof of the predator's meal. The meal included a bird, as shown by the feather. It could shed light on how certain feathered birds made it through. The details appear in a newly published study. It offers a snapshot of a predator and its prey.
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