Pimped out dinosaurs got the babes
Friday, March 9, 2012 - 15:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The detailed feather pattern and color of Microraptor–a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 120 million years ago–had a glossy iridescent sheen. Its tail was narrow and...
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