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
First Occurrence of Fossil Vertebrates from the Carboniferous of Colombia
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DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1764967
Abstract: Data concerning Paleozoic vertebrates from the South American continent are still scarce. In Colombia, occurrences were until now restricted to the Late Devonian fish assemblage from Floresta and, ... read more here.
Keywords: occurrence fossil; carboniferous colombia; fossil vertebrates; first occurrence ... See more keywords