User:Mhotep/sandbox/Fossil Melanin
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Fossil Melanin is a fossil containing melanin. Fossil melanin comes in a number of forms including ink[1], feathers[2], skin[3] and eyes[4].
Fossil Ink
[edit]Fossil feathers
[edit]Fossil skin
[edit]Fossil eyes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dell'Amore, Christine (1 May 2012). "Fossil Ink Sacs Yield Jurassic Pigment—A First". National Georgraphic. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Vinther, Jakob; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Prum, Richard O.; Saranathan, Vinodkumar (23 October 2008). "The colour of fossil feathers". Biology Letters. pp. 522–525. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0302.
- ^ "Pigment from fossils reveals color of extinct mammals for the first time, researchers say". Virginia Tech News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Lindgren, Johan; Uvdal, Per; Sjövall, Peter; Nilsson, Dan E.; Engdahl, Anders; Schultz, Bo Pagh; Thiel, Volker (January 2012). "Molecular preservation of the pigment melanin in fossil melanosomes". Nature Communications. doi:10.1038/ncomms1819. Retrieved 24 April 2018.