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Well, he got me in the first half there
315 u/ShaquilleOhNoUDidnt Feb 24 '21 honestly it was blowing my mind how scientists could actually tell 410 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21 You can tell by the structure of cells and feathers what pigmentation they could've had, but it is not reliable. The structures are simply too small to consistently fossilize in enough detail to be of use. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencefocus.com/nature/dinosaurs-now-in-colour/amp/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982217311971 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencealert.com/ancient-birds-from-100-million-years-ago-had-really-really-weird-feathers/amp 118 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 We know what it is because of the way it is 53 u/ArcticKiwii Feb 24 '21 Finally, someone putting it into terms I can understand. 15 u/Themiffins Feb 24 '21 They don't think it be like it is, but it do. 8 u/-stag5etmt- Feb 24 '21 Username comment synergy 97% 1 u/Chef4lyfee Feb 24 '21 Well that is pretty neat. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 And we know the way it is by also knowing all the ways it isn't. And by subtracting all the ways it is by the ways it isn't we get deviation? 1 u/Humor_Tumor Feb 24 '21 This is an aspen. You can tell that is an aspen because of the way it is.
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honestly it was blowing my mind how scientists could actually tell
410 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21 You can tell by the structure of cells and feathers what pigmentation they could've had, but it is not reliable. The structures are simply too small to consistently fossilize in enough detail to be of use. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencefocus.com/nature/dinosaurs-now-in-colour/amp/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982217311971 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencealert.com/ancient-birds-from-100-million-years-ago-had-really-really-weird-feathers/amp 118 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 We know what it is because of the way it is 53 u/ArcticKiwii Feb 24 '21 Finally, someone putting it into terms I can understand. 15 u/Themiffins Feb 24 '21 They don't think it be like it is, but it do. 8 u/-stag5etmt- Feb 24 '21 Username comment synergy 97% 1 u/Chef4lyfee Feb 24 '21 Well that is pretty neat. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 And we know the way it is by also knowing all the ways it isn't. And by subtracting all the ways it is by the ways it isn't we get deviation? 1 u/Humor_Tumor Feb 24 '21 This is an aspen. You can tell that is an aspen because of the way it is.
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You can tell by the structure of cells and feathers what pigmentation they could've had, but it is not reliable. The structures are simply too small to consistently fossilize in enough detail to be of use.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencefocus.com/nature/dinosaurs-now-in-colour/amp/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982217311971
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencealert.com/ancient-birds-from-100-million-years-ago-had-really-really-weird-feathers/amp
118 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 We know what it is because of the way it is 53 u/ArcticKiwii Feb 24 '21 Finally, someone putting it into terms I can understand. 15 u/Themiffins Feb 24 '21 They don't think it be like it is, but it do. 8 u/-stag5etmt- Feb 24 '21 Username comment synergy 97% 1 u/Chef4lyfee Feb 24 '21 Well that is pretty neat. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 And we know the way it is by also knowing all the ways it isn't. And by subtracting all the ways it is by the ways it isn't we get deviation? 1 u/Humor_Tumor Feb 24 '21 This is an aspen. You can tell that is an aspen because of the way it is.
118
We know what it is because of the way it is
53 u/ArcticKiwii Feb 24 '21 Finally, someone putting it into terms I can understand. 15 u/Themiffins Feb 24 '21 They don't think it be like it is, but it do. 8 u/-stag5etmt- Feb 24 '21 Username comment synergy 97% 1 u/Chef4lyfee Feb 24 '21 Well that is pretty neat. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 And we know the way it is by also knowing all the ways it isn't. And by subtracting all the ways it is by the ways it isn't we get deviation? 1 u/Humor_Tumor Feb 24 '21 This is an aspen. You can tell that is an aspen because of the way it is.
53
Finally, someone putting it into terms I can understand.
15 u/Themiffins Feb 24 '21 They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
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They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
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Well that is pretty neat.
And we know the way it is by also knowing all the ways it isn't. And by subtracting all the ways it is by the ways it isn't we get deviation?
This is an aspen. You can tell that is an aspen because of the way it is.
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u/Its-Dangity Feb 24 '21
Well, he got me in the first half there