hello tweeties,

i wrote a piece that you might be interested to read about identifying feather color in fossilized feathers and the role this knowledge might play in furthering our understanding of the behavioral ecology of extinct birds and feathered dinosaurs;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/07/fossil_feathers_reveal_their_s.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC