The color of dinosaurs

[undeterred]

Sinosauropteryx, a turkey-size carnivorous dinosaur, is the first dinosaur—excluding birds, which many paleontologists consider to be dinosaurs—to have its color scientifically established.

In 1996, Sinosauropteryx was also the first dinosaur reported to have feathers. It was found in the Yixian formation, 130- to 123-million-year-old sediments in Liaoning Province in northeast China, which have since produced thousands of apparently feathery fossils.

In a report released online today by the journal Nature, an international team of paleontologists and experts in scanning electron micrography infer that this dinosaur had reddish orange feathers running along its back and a striped tail.

Read the full story at: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100127-dinosaur-feathers-colors-nature/

[WCGreen]

1. Damn, they had the chicken dance way back then....

[vincna]

5. ROFLMYAO

That's a scream!

[ddeclue]

15. DUZY ALERT!

[EnviroBat]

2. WRONG!

These creatures were created by God, and first appeared in the garden of Eden. How dare they infer anything from this "science" you speak of.

[undeterred]

3. The hard truth is that Adam and Eve were dinosaurs.

This picture looks pretty religious, doesn't it?

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. The top of that picture is cut off, the part where Jesus is looking down

on those two from the heavens.

[hlthe2b]

7. In whose image were these creatures created?

I really don't mean to be too heretical nor religiously insensitive, but I find bible literalists to be insane.

[undeterred]

8. ...

[hlthe2b]

10. Hey...if you are gong to pick on poor ole James, ya gotta do Matelin

So, let's see her image.

[PassingFair]

16. I have proof:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. These septics used scientism.

I know in my heart that dinosaurs were indigo. There's still an ecosystem of them on the moon.

[trotsky]

13. Not anymore.

We blew it up, remember?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. That was an Enron myth to frighten Iran.

[sarge43]

9. I have dinosaurs in my living room. Cool. n/t

[MineralMan]

11. Oh, look. They're praying. Isn't that the cutest thing...

[CrispyQ]

12. Where are their saddles?

;)

They look ultra-cool!

[PassingFair]

17. Jesus went bareback, all the way!

[Call Me Wesley]

18. LOL!