featherlike

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Fossils show that many dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs sported feather and featherlike body coverings.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 30, 2022

There has also been some academic debate about whether pterosaur fuzz represents true feathers or featherlike pycnofibers.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2022

“They’ve got this beautiful, ornate crown cup, and little, tiny featherlike projections sticking out of them,” Mr. Hollingworth said, describing the sea lily fossil.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2021

Jingmai O’Connor, a paleontologist from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, cautioned that it was difficult to interpret feathers and featherlike structures from flattened fossils.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2018

Tiny, cold, featherlike feelings peppered his body and face.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry