@structuredsucc@mastodon.social
2026-03-26 23:55 UTC
@elzen
It's so neat! Not only because it means that we had cute fuzzy little guys running around, but also that we have the ability to even tell that in the first place.
The complexity of coloration and pattern and even function of feathers must have been incredible.
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@davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 07:23
@structuredsucc @elzen I remember reading so many "Well, we'll never know what colour dinosaurs were." comments over the years. Maybe 20 years ago, IIRC, a palaeontology student compared the structure of various dinosaur feather fossils to the structure of modern bird feathers. There was a correlation between structure and colour.