Biologists have long thought feathers first evolved so that creatures like birds could better regulate their body temperature, but UCC research on a fossil reptile suggests a different explanation.

The “incredible” find belonged to an animal estimated to have roamed the rugged region about 30,000 years ago, according to experts.

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