Exceptional three-dimensional preservation and coloration of an originally iridescent fossil feather from the Middle Eocene Messel Oil Shale

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 493-503

  Vitek, Natasha S ^a,b   Vinther, Jakob ^a,b,c   Schiffbauer, James D ^d   Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Prum, Richard O ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Exceptional preservation; Fossil bird; Iridescence; Melanin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887627600     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-013-0173-5     Document Type: Article

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