Richard Prum

“Mirasaura teaches us that a feather is only one of the many wondrous things that reptiles evolved to grow out of their skin.”

Richard Prum · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-24

Richard Prum reflected in Nature on how Mirasaura illustrates the diverse skin features that evolved in reptiles.

“This evidence reveals that vertebrate skin has evolutionary possibilities that are weirder than might be easily imagined,”

Richard Prum · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-24

Richard Prum commented in Nature on findings regarding the evolutionary versatility of reptile skin structures in Mirasaura grauvogeli.