Vinther’s team, for exampl e, used just four tiny fossil samples to extrapolate the coloring of the whole dinosaur. “I think it’s a bit of an overreach,” Wogelius says.

The discovery of microscopic color-making structures in fossilized feathers has recently made it possible for scientists to picture dinosaurs and ancient birds in their natural hues. But a group ...

The discovery of microscopic color-making structures in fossilized feathers has recently made it possible for scientists to picture dinosaurs and ancient birds in their natural hues.

University of Bristol. "What dinosaurs' color patterns say about their habitat." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 16 September 2016. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 09 / 160916134251.htm>.

Colour mystery Predicting the colour of fuzzy dinosaurs like T-rex and Sinosauropteryx just got way more complicated, according to a new study. The findings also suggest that those who gained ...

For the first time ever, paleontologists can look at dinosaurs in color. In last week's issue of the journal Nature, scientists described the discovery of melanosomes, biological structures that ...

The colors of dinosaurs have long been a mystery, since soft parts aren't preserved in the fossil record. But for the first time, scientists have teased out colors from fossilized feathers to ...

The starting gun for the race to scientifically color dinosaurs was fired in 2008, with the Vinther team's discovery of melanosomes in fossil bird feathers. Based on the find, Vinther recalled, "I ...

Dinosaur Skin Color Revealed January 28, 2010 / 5:34 PM EST / CBS This article was written by Andrew Moseman of Discover.

The color of some feathers on dinosaurs and early birds has been identified for the first time. The research found that the theropod dinosaur Sinosauropteryx had simple bristles -- precursors of ...

In dinosaurs, as in plenty of other animals, color patterns aren’t random. Coloring developed in part as a camouflage method to help animals hide from predators. In a study published today in ...

Scientists say we may never know (Source: Clarke et al.) Colour mystery Predicting the colour of fuzzy dinosaurs like T-rex and Sinosauropteryx just got way more complicated, according to a new study.