Suggestions for Reading on Evolution of Feathers For those in
the U.S., I definitely recommend that you pick up a copy of the
March 2003, Scientific American magazine at your local library
if you haven't already seen it. Refer to pages 84-93. The
article is by Richard O. Prum and Alan H. Brush and is titled,
"Which Came First the Feather or the Bird?" It describes the
latest fossil evidence for feather evolution and development in
theropod dinosaurs and the various types of feather structure in
each family. (You might also be interested in seeing "The Origin
of Birds and Their Flight" by Kevin Pradian and Luis M. Chiappe,
Scientific American, Feb. 1998) I presume the same articles may
also be found in other countries issues of Scientific American,
but I'm not sure if they will be found in the specific month's
issues. There is also a fantastic site on the web now
(2008)Dinosaur-world.com Part of the site is devoted to various
feathered dinosaurs from many different families. Yup, including
those that lead to m