{
  "id": 6600038,
  "title": "A fossil feather preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why birds survived the mass extinction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/a-fossil-feather-preserved-inside-dinosaur-poop-could-help-explain",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T15:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-fossil-feather-dinosaur-poop-birds.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "About 66 million years ago, a dinosaur—maybe a T. rex or a Nanotyrannus—ate a bird. The record of that meal, in the form of fossilized poop, has survived to today, preserving the best example of a feather ever found from the age of dinosaurs. By studying this feather, scientists reported in a new study in the journal Current Biology, researchers have found clues that help explain why birds are…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Feather trapped in dinosaur droppings provides new clues about why some birds survived extinction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/feather-trapped-in-dinosaur-droppings-provides-new-clues-about-why",
        "published": "2026-09-10T15:59:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}