Research paints new picture of 'dinobird' feathers
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 18:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
This is an artist's illustration of how Archaeopteryx may have looked sporting its new pigmentation. The first complete chemical analysis of feathers from Archaeopteryx, a famous fossil linking dinosaurs and birds, reveals that the feathers were patterned—light in color, with a dark edge and tip—rather than all black, as previously thought.