I do beleive that Archaeopteryx would be the current title holder for 'earliest feathered dinosaur.' That said, I have heard of some tracksites dated to as early as the Late Triassic with what has been suggested to be feather impressions included. I think one of these is in the Connecticut River Valley, but I am not certain of this. Dr. Glut's New Dinosaur Dictionary (not so new anymore, it was published in the early 80's) has a lot of ichnotaxa listed and a few of them indicaate the probability of feathers in the Triassic.
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- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:22:01 -0400
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What is the oldest feathered dinosaur yet found, I thought it was Sinosauropteryx prima but I'm not entirely certain.And does any one have any pictures of the feathers/dinofuzz that was found on Beipiaosaurus inexpectus-----------------------------------------------
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