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[–] 18 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That's cool. How did they figure out the colouring?

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  • [–] 29 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    They found preserved melanosomes. It was previously thought these were the remains of bacteria.

    You can find details here, but I highly recommend reading Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World by Michael J. Benton, who was one of the ones doing the research. The book is very fun to read (he's got that typical dry british humour), does a great job of describing the history and current status of paleontology (which is apparently exploding in new discoveries right now) and it has absolutely lovely illustrations, including the one I linked above. And also this anurognathus that is the cutest thing ever:

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    That's cool. We're going to look back at present views of dinosaurs with laughter it sounds like. Thanks for the answer. I'll check out the book.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago

    I just ordered it. I had a girlfriend a few years ago and she was cleaning out some stuff. She found her old dinosaur stuff and asked me if i wanted it for my nephew. I asked her how outdated the things were. She looked at me pretty shocked and said: they are millions of years old, nothing has changed. I found that pretty funny

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