Credit: Xiaoli Wang
A pristine specimen of the feathered dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi showing its color patterns. Melanin was first identified from an animal from this species.
Credit: HKU MOOC / Julius T Csotonyi / Michael Pittman.
A life reconstruction of the feathered dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi based on fossil evidence of its color and patterning. This evidence included inferences about melanin pigments.
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