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Eoconfuciusornis, revealed microscopic evidence of pigment within its feathers, which were preserved for 130 million years.  An international team of U.S. and Chinese scientists analyzed the color of the bird, the oldest known avian after the proto-bird Archaeopteryx, by first identifying a protein from its fossilized feathers that enables modern-day birds to fly. Feathered Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Age, Paleo Foods, Fossil Bones, Rocks And Fossils, Ancient Animals, Paleo Art, Extinct Animals, Dinosaur Fossils

Eoconfuciusornis, revealed microscopic evidence of pigment within its feathers, which were preserved for 130 million years. An international team of U.S. and Chinese scientists analyzed the color of the bird, the oldest known avian after the proto-bird Archaeopteryx, by first identifying a protein from its fossilized feathers that enables modern-day birds to fly.

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