Pigments, organelles persist in fossil feathers: Shed light on original coloration of long-lost animals

27 agosto 2015

An international team of researchers has found direct chemical evidence that the fossilized remains of a bird-like dinosaur still harbor melanosomes and the pigment they produced. Their study reinforces the idea that scientists can discern the coloration of long-lost animals.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150827083411.htm

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