Two articles came out recently in National Geographic that describe colors discovered by x-ray techniques of dinosaur fossils.
Archeopteryx, dinosaur that first solidified the genetic similarity between dinosaurs and birds, was not black as originally thought. It had a combination of black and white-- black on the outside of the feathers and white on the inside. Today's National Geographic article on the subject may be found here.
Scientists have been able to discern even more information-- a possible fully colored picture-- of the dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi. According to National Geographic, it "looked something like a
woodpecker the size of a chicken, with black-and-white spangled wings
and a rusty red crown."
Archeopteryx, dinosaur that first solidified the genetic similarity between dinosaurs and birds, was not black as originally thought. It had a combination of black and white-- black on the outside of the feathers and white on the inside. Today's National Geographic article on the subject may be found here.
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| Depiction of Anchiornis huxleyi from National Geographic, 4 February 2010. |
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