Metals From Bird Feathers May Help Reconstruct Dinosaur Colors

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    Metals left behind in dinosaur fossils might offer a clue to what colors graced their feathers. Scientists have used x-rays to map the copper, zinc and calcium in feathers from living birds. These metals revealed where the birds were marked with different forms of melanin pigment, the team reported September 23 in the journal Scientific Reports.

    Period29 Sep 2016

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    • TitleMetals From Bird Feathers May Help Reconstruct Dinosaur Colors
      Date29/09/16
      PersonsRoy Wogelius
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    Keywords

    • dinosaurs
    • paleontology

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