Description

Middle Eocene

Kamloops Group, Tranquille Shale Member

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Super-rare and superb 20mm feather in 130mm shale.

Bird,

Feathers are delicate organic structures and therefore are poor candidates for fossilization.  They are found where leaves are preserved but are uncommon.  Here is a nice example with fine detail from a site where they are particularly uncommon.