Smithsonian

A Tour of the Paleontology Museum in Munich

Paleontologists have used microscopic analysis to identify pigment-bearing vesicles in fossilized feathers and compare them to modern feathers. The ancient colors identified so far have been white, black, brown and orange, as in this Archaeopteryx model.

Brian Wolly

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Photos from: Dinosaur Sighting: A Special Archaeopteryx 150th Anniversary Edition »