How do paleontologists determine what color a dinosaur’s feathers were?

Last week , researchers studying a dinosaur name Microraptor publish the results of a singular find : this lowly , four - winged dinosaur was covered from chief - to - toe in fatal feathers , but shine with a sheeny hint of bluing . In other actor’s line , its plumage was chatoyant .

https://gizmodo.com/this-four-winged-dinosaur-is-helping-rewrite-the-book-o-5891617

io9 host a live webcast last workweek at the American Museum of Natural History with famous paleontologist Mark Norell and AMNH principle older artist Mick Ellison ( both of whom were imply in the Microraptor research ) , and field interrogative from witness about their inquiry . For those of you who missed it , here ’s the webcast in its entireness !

Many thanks to Mark , Mick and the American Museum of Natural History . For more AMNH goodness , check out our ongoingHardcore Science Interview series , and visit the AMNH to seetheir latest exhibition .

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