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Fig. 8

From: Ornamental feathers in Cretaceous Burmese amber: resolving the enigma of rachis-dominated feather structure

Fig. 8

Diagnostic RDF fragments. a DIP-V-15125 overview, arrowhead marks twist in rachis; b details of barbs and barbules in DIP-V-15125; c DIP-V-16115 overview; d DIP-V-17121 overview; e detail of DIP-V-17121 rachis and barbs, where they are cross-cut by polished surface of amber (left margin of d), arrow indicates rachidial ridge; f DIP-V-17138 overview; g DIP-V-17127 feather section; h DIP-V-16207 overview. Scale bars = 1 mm in (a); 0.5 mm in (b); 5 mm in (c, d and g); 0.2 mm in (e); 2 mm in (f and h)

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