… fossil and extant species share the same morphological traits. Here, we also discuss how dark
pigments … the preservation of these diaspores in the fossil record, including their role in the …

… It is possible that fossil pigments record yet another facet of paleo-environmental evidence,
athough at our present state of knowledge, it is more likely they confuse rather than clarify …

… Examples of fossil pigments and colour patterns in the fossil record. A: the Jurassic red
alga, Solenopora, preserving pink-colored borolithochrome 20. B: Extracted borolithochrome …

… Early diagenetic apatite and/or calcite is associated with each of the examined ink sacs and
may plausibly enhance the size of the pigment granules, but based on our current data has …

… We applied synchrotron x-ray techniques to several fossil and extant organisms, including …
of melanin pigments. Results show that trace metals, such as copper, are present in fossils as …

… The main purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to summarize what is known of the fossil record
of color patterns and pigmentation in shelled and carapaced marine invertebrates from the …

… eumelanin (black pigment) residue. In … pigment) in extant and fossil soft tissue and that the
mapping of these residual biochemical compounds can be used to restore melanin pigment …

… fossil and extant species share the same morphological traits. Here, we also discuss how dark
pigments … the preservation of these diaspores in the fossil record, including their role in the …

… lack of pigmentation, as these feathers are preserved as dark organics in the same way as
the areas with melanosomes present. Due to the preparation methods used for Messel fossils, …

… from one or few specimens from the fossil record should be exerted with special prudence. …
[9] interpreted the dark materials as residues of melanins from original skin pigmentation. …