Fossilization of melanosomes via sulfurization

Chemical, experimental, and morphological evidence for diagenetically altered melanin in exceptionally preserved fossils

(2015) Caitlin Colleary et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Leaf metallome preserved over 50 million years

(2014) N. P. Edwards et al.   Metallomics

Skin pigmentation provides evidence of convergent melanism in extinct marine reptiles

(2014) Johan Lindgren et al.   NATURE

Melanosomes or Microbes: Testing an Alternative Hypothesis for the Origin of Microbodies in Fossil Feathers

(2014) Alison E. Moyer et al.   Scientific Reports

Bacteria or melanosomes? A geochemical analysis of micro-bodies on a tadpole from the Oligocene Enspel Formation of Germany

(2014) Holly E. Barden et al.   Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Experimental maturation of feathers: implications for reconstructions of fossil feather colour

(2013) M. E. McNamara et al.   Biology Letters

Elevated pCO2 leading to Late Triassic extinction, persistent photic zone euxinia, and rising sea levels

(2013) Caroline M.B. Jaraula et al.   GEOLOGY

Synchrotron-based chemical imaging reveals plumage patterns in a 150 million year old early bird

(2013) Phillip. L. Manning et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

Impact of diagenesis and maturation on the survival of eumelanin in the fossil record

(2013) Keely Glass et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Exceptional preservation of Palaeozoic steroids in a diagenetic continuum

(2013) Ines Melendez et al.   Scientific Reports

Biomarkers reveal the role of photic zone euxinia in exceptional fossil preservation: An organic geochemical perspective

(2012) Ines Melendez et al.   GEOLOGY

Fossilized bacteria in a Cretaceous pterosaur headcrest

(2012) FELIPE L. PINHEIRO et al.   LETHAIA

WHAT CONTROLS THE TAPHONOMY OF EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED TAXA--ENVIRONMENT OR BIOLOGY? A CASE STUDY USING FROGS FROM THE MIOCENE LIBROS KONSERVAT-LAGERSTATTE (TERUEL, SPAIN)

(2012) M. E. MCNAMARA et al.   PALAIOS

Direct chemical evidence for eumelanin pigment from the Jurassic period

(2012) K. Glass et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reconstruction ofMicroraptorand the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage

(2012) Quanguo Li et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular preservation of the pigment melanin in fossil melanosomes

(2012) Johan Lindgren et al.   Nature Communications

New evidence on the colour and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx feather

(2012) Ryan M. Carney et al.   Nature Communications

D-Alanylation of Lipoteichoic Acids Confers Resistance to Cationic Peptides in Group B Streptococcus by Increasing the Cell Wall Density

(2012) Ron Saar-Dover et al.   PLoS Pathogens

FEATHERS OF THE INGERSOLL SHALE, EUTAW FORMATION (UPPER CRETACEOUS), EASTERN ALABAMA: THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF FEATHERS FROM NORTH AMERICAN MESOZOIC ROCKS

(2011) T. K. KNIGHT et al.   PALAIOS

Morphological and Geochemical Evidence of Eumelanin Preservation in the Feathers of the Early Cretaceous Bird, Gansus yumenensis

(2011) Holly E. Barden et al.   PLoS One

Infrared mapping resolves soft tissue preservation in 50 million year-old reptile skin

(2011) N. P. Edwards et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Trace Metals as Biomarkers for Eumelanin Pigment in the Fossil Record

(2011) R. A. Wogelius et al.   SCIENCE

Inactivation of Pmel Alters Melanosome Shape But Has Only a Subtle Effect on Visible Pigmentation

(2011) Anders R. Hellström et al.   PLoS Genetics

Fossilized melanosomes and the colour of Cretaceous dinosaurs and birds

(2010) Fucheng Zhang et al.   NATURE

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

(2010) J. A. Clarke et al.   SCIENCE

Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur

(2010) Q. Li et al.   SCIENCE

Structural coloration in a fossil feather

(2009) J. Vinther et al.   Biology Letters

Rapid incorporation of lipids into macromolecules during experimental decay of invertebrates: Initiation of geopolymer formation

(2009) Neal S. Gupta et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

SOFT-TISSUE PRESERVATION IN MIOCENE FROGS FROM LIBROS, SPAIN: INSIGHTS INTO THE GENESIS OF DECAY MICROENVIRONMENTS

(2009) M. E. MCNAMARA et al.   PALAIOS

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

(2009) P. L. Manning et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Organic preservation of fossil musculature with ultracellular detail

(2009) M. McNamara et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The colour of fossil feathers

(2008) J. Vinther et al.   Biology Letters

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

(2007) Silvia A. Centeno et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE