Skin pigmentation provides evidence of convergent melanism in extinct marine reptiles

2014/01/07 by Johan Lindgren, Peter Sjövall, Ryan M. Carney +9 · 9 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Ichthyology and Marine Biology

paper · doi:10.1038/nature12899

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• Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur

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