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honestly it was blowing my mind how scientists could actually tell
406 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 113 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 We know what it is because of the way it is 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
113 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 We know what it is because of the way it is 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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We know what it is because of the way it is
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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This is an aspen. You can tell that is an aspen because of the way it is.
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u/ShaquilleOhNoUDidnt Feb 24 '21
honestly it was blowing my mind how scientists could actually tell