Melanosomes under the Microscope (IMAGE)

Brown University

Melanosomes under the Microscope

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Researchers found what appear to be melanosome organelles in the barbules of the dinosaur feathers. Chemical tests associated them with animal pigment.

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J. Lindgren, et. al.

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