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Pterosaurs were clad in colorful plumage.

Authors :
Ortega, Rodrigo Pérez
Source :
Science. 4/22/2022, Vol. 376 Issue 6591, p335-335. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The article offers a study of a Brazilian fossil that suggests that pterosaurs were also clad in tiny feathers of varying colors. The feathers may have evolved more than 150 million years. The colorful feathers were presumed for signaling. It reinforces the idea that pterosaurs were fluffy, and some of them probably had complex, colorful patterns.

Subjects

Subjects :
*PTEROSAURIA
*COLOR of birds
*BIRD evolution
*SIGNALS & signaling
*FOSSILS

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
376
Issue :
6591
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
156433920
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abq6110
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