Dinosaur had ginger feathers
SOURCE: BBC (1-27-10)
Meet Sinosauropteryx, a very spiky little dinosaur.
A team of scientists from China and the UK has now revealed that the bristles of this 125 million-year-old dinosaur were in fact ginger-coloured feathers.
The researchers say that the diminutive carnivore had a "Mohican" of feathers running along its head and back. It also had a striped tail.
The team revealed details of the dinosaur's coloured feathers in an article published on Nature's website.
A team of scientists from China and the UK has now revealed that the bristles of this 125 million-year-old dinosaur were in fact ginger-coloured feathers.
The researchers say that the diminutive carnivore had a "Mohican" of feathers running along its head and back. It also had a striped tail.
The team revealed details of the dinosaur's coloured feathers in an article published on Nature's website.
Source:
BBC
Source URL:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8481448.stm
Date:
1-27-10
