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Press Release 12-043
Iridescent, Feathered Dinosaur: New Evidence That Feathers Evolved to Attract Mates
Earliest record of iridescent color in feathers
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Reconstruction of Microraptor based on new specimen and overlays of previous specimens.
Credit: Mick Ellison/AMNH |
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Artist's rendering of Microraptor in its ancient habitat, iridescent plumage showing.
Credit: Jason Brougham/UT-Austin |
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Microraptor in age-old time: here, shown alone in the forest.
Credit: Jason Brougham/UT-Austin |
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Detail of the tips of Microraptor's well-preserved leg feathers, from beneath its tail.
Credit: Mick Ellison/AMNH |
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Microraptor's tail-feathering, showing elongate, mid-line feathers.
Credit: Mick Ellison/AMNH |
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Tail feathering in Microraptor specimens; arrows indicate feathers from the new specimen.
Credit: Mick Ellison/AMNH |
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The researchers' work is described in the March 9, 2012 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2012 |
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