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A water color illustration of Anchiornis huxleyi, an extinct, non-avian dinosaur that sported a generally gray body, a reddish-brown, Mohawk-like crest and facial speckles, and white feathers on its wings and legs, with bold black-spangled tips. “This would be a very striking animal if it was alive today,” says study coauthor Richard Prum. (Credit: Michael DiGiorgio/Courtesy Yale)
YALE (US)—Scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million years by deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils. Continue…
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Clues to feather’s technicolor past
Researchers have discovered evidence that prehistoric feather fossils from in Germany were once vividly iridescent. The finding could help scientists reconstruct the colorful features of other fossils. “Of course, the ‘Holy Grail’ in this program is reconstructing the colors of the feathered dinosaurs,” says lead author Jakob Vinther. (Credit: Jakob Vinther/Yale University)
