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

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

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

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

Spectacular fossils from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group, of northeastern China have
greatly expanded our knowledge of the diversity and palaeobiology of dinosaurs and early …

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

For as long as dinosaurs have been known to exist, there has been speculation about their
appearance. Fossil feathers can preserve the morphology of color-imparting melanosomes …

Fossil feathers, hairs and eyes are regularly preserved as carbonized traces comprised of
masses of micrometre-sized bodies that are spherical, oblate or elongate in shape. For a …

Feathers are complex integumentary appendages of birds and some other theropod
dinosaurs. They are frequently coloured and function in camouflage and display. Previous …

Iridescent feather colors involved in displays of many extant birds are produced by
nanoscale arrays of melanin-containing organelles (melanosomes). Data relevant to the …