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Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World
12 December 2023:7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
given by Prof. Mike Benton (Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol)
Twenty-five years ago, the first feathered dinosaur was reported, Sinosauropteryx. There has been a revolution in dinosaur palaeobiology since then, driven by thousands of amazing specimens from China plus new analytical methods.
In 2010, we were among the first to develop a new analytical method to identify the colour of feathers, including the feathers of dinosaurs. Suddenly the ancient world came to life!
Since then, the methods have been criticised, tested, and applied to many exceptional fossils of dinosaurs and birds, and the plumage colours and patterns reconstructed. These methods are scientific, meaning they can be tested (and so far they have withstood critical testing), and they make definite predictions about the colours of dinosaurs and other extinct animals.
Order a copy here: https://bit.ly/DinosaursNewVisions
More information:
https://thamesandhudson.com/dinosaurs-new-visions-of-a-lost-world-9780500052198
https://dinocolour.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/
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