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Title: Dinosaurs in color Post by: Paul Hamilton on 09-Feb-10, 06:02:22 PM http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/dinosaur-fossil-reveals-true-feather-colors/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/dinosaur-fossil-reveals-true-feather-colors/)
It looks like feathers preceded flight, and may have served to intimidate potential predators, startle prey, or attract a mate. The Late Jurassic in China seems to have been a colorful time and place. Paul Title: Re: Dinosaurs in color Post by: valhalla on 09-Feb-10, 06:19:54 PM This is so cool! I always refer to humingbirds as little T-Rexes. Guess I'm more in that ballpark than I knew. :happy:
This dino look a lot like a vulture in flight. |