Fossilized fur reveals color of 49-million-year-old bats
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 15:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils can do a good job of revealing key aspects of an extinct creature: its bones, teeth, claws, even soft tissue like fur, skin, feathers, organs and sometimes remains of its last meal in the gut. Knowing its color has been a trickier question.