Imaging of pterosaur skin reveals evidence of coloured feather-like structures, but whether these are homologous with true feathers is open to debate.
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D’Alba, L. Pterosaur plumage. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 12–13 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0767-0
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