Scientists have made an unusual discovery inside fossilised dinosaur droppings: a bird feather. It comes from a period 66 million years in the past. It is thought to have been left by a Tyrannosaur. This preserved feather is rare, showing amazing detail. The find offers direct proof of the predator's meal. The meal included a bird, as shown by the feather. The discovery may help us understand bird survival after the extinction. The details appear in a newly published study. It gives us a snapshot of ancient predator-prey interaction.
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