Pterry’s True Science – Color in Dinosaurs
If Conan were a dinosaur...
EUREKASAURUS! Pterry here with another edition of Pterry’s True Science! This week we have a particularly incredible discovery that I had to share with you. Rex had stated before in a Daily Dino Fact that humans didn’t know anything about the color of dinosaurs. They didn’t, until now!
For the first time ever in the history of paleontology, humans have solid evidence of dinosaur color. The evidence comes from a recent discovery of a dinosaur called Sinosauropteryx that was found in China. A reddish-orange color was found in the tail feathers of a recent specimen, giving scientists their first proof about pigment in dinosaurs. Artists renditions of dinosaurs have been around for a while but up until now the coloring has always been made up completely by the artist.
Sinosauropteryx was a smallish theropod who relied on eating fast little creatures (maybe rodents) for their meals. They existed during the Early Cretaceous and may have been a close relative of the Compy. This is such an exciting discovery, I wonder what they will find out next?
-Pterry
Tags: pterry, Pterry's True Science, sinosauropteryx, webosaurs
January 28th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
thats awesome pterry!
-aquatica
(do you see my new signature?) 
January 28th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Woah!! They found out the color! Thats amazing!!
January 28th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
coolness!
~teradactoyl
January 28th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Awesome
-Pol
January 28th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
That color was amazing your right
!
January 28th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
cool rex!i never knew that!wayyyy cool.
January 28th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Thats sooo cool Pterry!!!!
~BetaTestUser
January 28th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Wow nice colors, Conan oh Conan lol
January 29th, 2010 at 1:30 am
I know it’s soooo amazing!
I heard it on the news!
January 30th, 2010 at 9:17 am
LOL I love the caption on this pic!
January 30th, 2010 at 11:09 am
I was wondering…
Were there any dinosaurs that lived underground?
February 16th, 2010 at 6:30 am
Who is Conan?