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The colour of fossil feathers

Feathers are complex integumentary appendages of birds and some other theropod dinosaurs. They are frequently coloured and function in camouflage and display. Previous investigations have concluded that fossil feathers are preserved as carbonized traces composed of feather-degrading bacteria. Here,...

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Main Authors: Vinther, Jakob, Briggs, Derek E.G, Prum, Richard O, Saranathan, Vinodkumar
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2610093/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18611841
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0302
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