Pigment from fossils reveals color of extinct mammals for the first time

Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 12:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists from Virginia Tech and the University of Bristol have revealed how pigment can be detected in mammal fossils, a discovery that may end the guesswork in determining the colors of extinct species. The researchers discovered the reddish brown color of two extinct species of bat from fossils dating back about 50 million years, marking […]

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