Feather Cells Tell of Microraptor’s Crowlike Sheen

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 14:40 in Biology & Nature

Researchers say the four-winged, pigeon-size Microraptor had an iridescent sheen of black and blue and a pair of long tail feathers, perhaps to call attention to itself in courtship.

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