Extinct ocean reptiles now appear in color

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 14:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Fossilized turtle, mosasaur and ichthyosaur tissue holds skin pigments that give scientists clues about what the animals looked like and how the coloration may have helped in colder climates.

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