Molecular evidence of keratin and melanosomes in feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird Eoconfuciusor...
Molecular evidence of keratin and melanosomes in feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird Eoconfuciusornis
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Microbodies associated with feathers of both nonavian dinosaurs and early birds were first identified as bacteria but have been reinterpreted as melanosomes. Whereas melanosomes in modern feathers are always surrounded by and embedded in keratin, melanosomes embedded in keratin in fossils has not been demonstrated. Here we provide multiple independ...
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Molecular evidence of keratin and melanosomes in feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird Eoconfuciusornis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5150402
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5150402
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1617168113
