Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates

The colour of extinct animals has been inferred from fossilized melanosomes – organelles rich in melanin. Here, the authors show that internal melanosomes that do not contribute to colour are abundant in some extant vertebrates and may redistribute during fossilization, necessitating caution in inte...

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Autores principales:	Maria E. McNamara, Jonathan S. Kaye, Michael J. Benton, Patrick J. Orr, Valentina Rossi, Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4bda4163549d45a794d3d4421c9c8dec2021-12-02T17:32:32ZNon-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates10.1038/s41467-018-05148-x2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/4bda4163549d45a794d3d4421c9c8dec2018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05148-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The colour of extinct animals has been inferred from fossilized melanosomes – organelles rich in melanin. Here, the authors show that internal melanosomes that do not contribute to colour are abundant in some extant vertebrates and may redistribute during fossilization, necessitating caution in interpreting fossil colour.Maria E. McNamaraJonathan S. KayeMichael J. BentonPatrick J. OrrValentina RossiShosuke ItoKazumasa WakamatsuNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Maria E. McNamara Jonathan S. Kaye Michael J. Benton Patrick J. Orr Valentina Rossi Shosuke Ito Kazumasa Wakamatsu Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
description	The colour of extinct animals has been inferred from fossilized melanosomes – organelles rich in melanin. Here, the authors show that internal melanosomes that do not contribute to colour are abundant in some extant vertebrates and may redistribute during fossilization, necessitating caution in interpreting fossil colour.
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author	Maria E. McNamara Jonathan S. Kaye Michael J. Benton Patrick J. Orr Valentina Rossi Shosuke Ito Kazumasa Wakamatsu
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title	Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
title_short	Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
title_full	Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
title_fullStr	Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
title_full_unstemmed	Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
title_sort	non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/4bda4163549d45a794d3d4421c9c8dec
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Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates

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