Feathers play an important role in evolution. Originally providing insulation they eventually led to flight. In The Story of the Feather, we chronicle how the fossil discovery of the Chinese reptilian wing, a four-winged dinosaur with primitive wings, has provided evidence that dinosaurs gradually evolved winged feathers, ultimately becoming the birds that we are familiar with today.

Originally released by Film Ideas, 2013. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2019.

Hoatzins (1:33); --Jurassic and Cretaceous Period Fossils (4:49); -- Feathered Dinosaurs (4:01); -- Feather Structure (6:04); -- Feather Characteristics (4:44); -- Microraptor (5:02); -- Feather Evolution (2:37); -- Velociraptor (3:54); -- Flying Reptiles (4:33); -- Prehistoric Birds (3:09); -- Modern Birds (3:52); -- Credits: The Story of the Feather (1:43);.