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11-26-2016, 04:56 PM
Ancient Melanosomes, Beta-Keratin Found in Fossilized Feathers of Early Cretaceous Bird

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An international team of paleontologists has found evidence of beta-keratin and melanosome preservation in a 130-million-year-old specimen of the Early Cretaceous bird Eoconfuciusornis.

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/melanosomes-beta-keratin-feathers-bird-eoconfuciusornis-04398.html