Trace Metals as Biomarkers for Eumelanin Pigment in the Fossil Record

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Dehydration: A mechanism for the preservation of fine detail in fossilised soft tissue of ancient terrestrial animals

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Archaeopteryx feathers and bone chemistry fully revealed via synchrotron imaging

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Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers

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Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur

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Mineralized soft-tissue structure and chemistry in a mummified hadrosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota (USA)

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Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and FTIR characterization of the sepia melanin pigment used in works of art

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