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As long as dinosaurs have been known, there has been speculation about their appearance. Fossil feathers can preserve the morphology of color-imparting melanosomes, which allows color patterns in feathered dinosaurs to be reconstructed. Here, we map feather color patterns in a Late Jurassic basal paravian theropod dinosaur. Quantitative comparisons with melanosome shape and density in [...]

Australian scientists have confirmed the oldest penis-like structure in an ancient fish specimen.

The discovery of the 400 million-year-old reproductive organ is one of the earliest examples of internal fertilisation in vertebrate animals.

And understanding the anatomy of these ancient fish could reveal further details in the evolution of vertebrates- including humans.

The research is published in today’s [...]

Uncovered: 350-year-old picture of dodo before it was extinct
A previously undiscovered 17th century picture of a dodo, drawn before the bird became extinct, is to be sold at auction by Christie’s.
The drawing, which dates from the late 1600s, offers a rare insight into the appearance of the flightless bird [...]