Re: shedding light on plume shedding issue

[Andrew Milner <amilner@sgcity.org>]

Fossil bird feather have also been found in Pliocene diatomites of the Lake 
Lahontan Beds east of Reno, NV near Hazen.  Don't know if anyone has 
actually published on these.

Andrew R. C. Milner
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Norton" <ptnorton@suscom-maine.net>
To: <qilongia@yahoo.com>; <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: shedding light on plume shedding issue


> Jamie Headden <qilongia@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Isolated feathers have also been found in Cenozoic amber.
>
> They are also found in sedimentary deposits of the Cenozoic Green River 
> Formation (Eocene) of Wyoming and Utah.
>
> PTN