Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05148-x
Abstract: The soft tissues of many fossil vertebrates preserve evidence of melanosomes—micron-scale organelles that inform on integumentary coloration and communication strategies. In extant vertebrates, however, melanosomes also occur in internal tissues. Hence, fossil melanosomes may not… read more here.
Keywords: non integumentary; integumentary melanosomes; bias reconstructions; colours fossil ... See more keywords