tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7349736099613528578..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: New X-ray technique reveals traces of color in feathered dinosaursJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41278811686298685422011-07-04T01:34:52.176-04:002011-07-04T01:34:52.176-04:00A friend of mine told me about this. It's so c...A friend of mine told me about this. It's so cool that soon we'll know the color of some of the dinosaurs.David Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220236704236960910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2398907477394494272011-07-03T13:33:12.028-04:002011-07-03T13:33:12.028-04:00I remember reading somewhere that the stripes of a...I remember reading somewhere that the stripes of a zebra and the spots of a leopard are not just on the fur, but are actually in the skin. The colorations of reptiles, snakes, amphibians and fish are all quite marvelous, I'm sure Dinosaurs came to the party to show off too!-RQRobertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751501281929627657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56276010507764330412011-07-01T17:29:21.748-04:002011-07-01T17:29:21.748-04:00As I understand it, they're not able to extrap...As I understand it, they're not able to extrapolate actual colors - just areas of dark and light. The implications are still exciting, though. And obviously, they're working on refining the technique to be able to detect distinct colors in the future. Woohoo!<br /><br />Kessie, I had the same thought about dino skin! I think there must be - will have to ask the dino crew here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-43630303025447278472011-07-01T05:20:58.729-04:002011-07-01T05:20:58.729-04:00Goat: these findings are only for a very small num...Goat: these findings are only for a very small number of feathered animals that lived at the same time as dinosaurs. It doesn't help us with most of the big-bodied chaps.<br /><br />Kessie, their are skin impressions of hadrosaurs and other large dinos, but they just show texture. Whether any of the exceptionally preserved "mummy" remains can be traced in this way is yet to be determined. <br /><br />Mr. Cachet, if only cave men were around to paint them. Only in Dinotopia...James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56704919881789529802011-06-30T17:09:15.382-04:002011-06-30T17:09:15.382-04:00This makes me SO EXCITED!! Are there any dinosaur ...This makes me SO EXCITED!! Are there any dinosaur skin imprints preserved as well as these bird fossils that they could scan?<br /><br />Also, that picture of the scanned bird fossil kind of makes me sad. It looks even more like just a dead bird, and it's so sad that it's dead.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50100847773289625562011-06-30T15:30:56.591-04:002011-06-30T15:30:56.591-04:00I was about to ask the same question, James. I won...I was about to ask the same question, James. I wonder if the cave-men would have used something other than Red Ochre for cave paintings - imagine the possibilities.MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56191749003687045822011-06-30T15:27:55.322-04:002011-06-30T15:27:55.322-04:00One wouldn't normally think about the colour o...One wouldn't normally think about the colour of Dinosaurs... but with this new revelation, we can have better visual projections of Dinosaurs of old. Will this discovery influence the colour of Dinosaurs you paint from now on Mr Gurney? Provided they catalogue the colour on the huge amount of Dinosaurs though... ;)goat89https://www.blogger.com/profile/11974550560309398896noreply@blogger.com