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Title: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: sam on January 29, 2010, 03:40

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Long the range of the imagination, the coloration--and origin--of feathered dinosaurs and ancient birds has begun to be revealed through fossilized organelles

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=colorizing-dinosaur-feathers

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Rik on January 29, 2010, 10:19

Is it time for a re-run of Jurassic Park already? ;D

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Clive on January 29, 2010, 10:42

I quite liike the idea of gaudy-coloured dinosaurs!   8-)

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Rik on January 29, 2010, 10:50

It will make a change from giant lizards, won't it...

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Simon on January 29, 2010, 11:06

Jurassic Park - a new name for IDNetters?  :)x

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Rik on January 29, 2010, 11:09

Careful. ;D

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Simon on January 29, 2010, 11:21

:scoot:

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: sam on January 29, 2010, 14:03

My nephew (who is 2) is obsessed with dinosaurs and though he can't say my name correctly he can pronounce velociraptor etc fine  :dunno:

I think he'd enjoy a new Jurassic park.

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Rik on January 29, 2010, 14:52

Add a raptor to your name, Sam. ;)

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Simon on January 29, 2010, 23:08

Samisaurus!   :woot:

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Clive on January 29, 2010, 23:18

 :haha:

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Rik on January 30, 2010, 12:06

It's the curry that did it, Simon. :)

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Simon on January 30, 2010, 12:58

That would be megasaurarse, then.  :)x

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Rik on January 30, 2010, 13:09

:groan:

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Simon on January 30, 2010, 13:25

Or, if it were a mild curry, a semisaurarse...

:ithank:  Here all week...   ;)

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Rik on January 30, 2010, 13:28

Book now, limited season.  ;D

Title: Re: Colorizing Dinosaurs: Feather Pigments Reveal Appearance of Extinct Animals
Post by: Simon on January 30, 2010, 13:30

 8-)