Recent discoveries of nonintegumentary melanosomes in extant and fossil amphibians offer
potential insights into the physiological functions of melanin not directly related to color …

Fossil melanin granules (melanosomes) are an important resource for inferring the
evolutionary history of colour and its functions in animals. The taphonomy of melanin and …

Fossil feathers often preserve evidence of melanosomes—micrometre-scale melanin-
bearing organelles that have been used to infer original colours and patterns of the plumage …

Melanin is a ubiquitous biological pigment found in bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. It
has a diverse range of ecological and biochemical functions, including display, evasion …

Recent progress has been made in paleontology with respect to resolving pigmentation in
fossil material. Morphological identification of fossilized melanosomes has been one …

Recent studies have shown evidence for the preservation of colour in fossilized soft tissues
by imaging melanosomes, melanin pigment containing organelles. This study combines …

Well-preserved fossils of pivotal early bird and nonavian theropod species have provided
unequivocal evidence for feathers and/or downlike integuments. Recent studies have …

Evidence of original coloration in fossils provides insights into the visual communication
strategies used by ancient animals and the functional evolution of coloration over time [1–7] …

The soft tissues of many fossil vertebrates preserve evidence of melanosomes—micron-
scale organelles that inform on integumentary coloration and communication strategies. In …

Inference of colour patterning in extinct dinosaurs,, has been based on the relationship
between the morphology of melanin-containing organelles (melanosomes) and colour in …