X-rays reveal color of ancient creatures

Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 14:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists using an X-ray microscope say they've determined the unique pattern of a coloring pigment called melanin in the feathers of the fossil birds.

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