Molecular evidence of keratin and melanosomes in feathers of the Early Cretaceous birdEoconfuciusornis

3D Camouflage in an Ornithischian Dinosaur

(2016) Jakob Vinther et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Testing the Hypothesis of Biofilm as a Source for Soft Tissue and Cell-Like Structures Preserved in Dinosaur Bone

(2016) Mary Higby Schweitzer et al.   PLoS One

Keratin Durability Has Implications for the Fossil Record: Results from a 10 Year Feather Degradation Experiment

(2016) Alison E. Moyer et al.   PLoS One

Melanosomes and ancient coloration re-examined: A response to Vinther 2015 (DOI 10.1002/bies.201500018)

(2015) Mary H. Schweitzer et al.   BIOESSAYS

Convergent evolution of cysteine-rich proteins in feathers and hair

(2015) Bettina Strasser et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The mapping and differentiation of biological and environmental elemental signatures in the fossil remains of a 50 million year old bird

(2015) Victoria M. Egerton et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

Interpreting melanin-based coloration through deep time: a critical review

(2015) Johan Lindgren et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Molecular composition and ultrastructure of Jurassic paravian feathers

(2015) Johan Lindgren et al.   Scientific Reports

Dynamic evolution of the alpha (α) and beta (β) keratins has accompanied integument diversification and the adaptation of birds into novel lifestyles

(2014) Matthew J Greenwold et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs

(2014) Quanguo Li 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

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

A New Helical Crossed-Fibre Structure of β-Keratin in Flight Feathers and Its Biomechanical Implications

(2013) Theagarten Lingham-Soliar et al.   PLoS One

Reduced plumage and flight ability of a new Jurassic paravian theropod from China

(2013) Pascal Godefroit et al.   Nature Communications

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

Linking the molecular evolution of avian beta (β) keratins to the evolution of feathers

(2011) Matthew J. Greenwold et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

Plasticity of two structural proteins: Alpha-collagen and beta-keratin

(2011) Ingrid M. Weiss et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China and the origin of Avialae

(2011) Xing Xu et al.   NATURE

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

Trace Metals as Biomarkers for Eumelanin Pigment in the Fossil Record

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

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

Biochemical features of microbial keratinases and their production and applications

(2009) Adriano Brandelli et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structural coloration in a fossil feather

(2009) J. Vinther et al.   Biology Letters

A new feather type in a nonavian theropod and the early evolution of feathers

(2009) Xing Xu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The colour of fossil feathers

(2008) J. Vinther et al.   Biology Letters

Analysis of gene expression in gecko digital adhesive pads indicates significant production of cysteine- and glycine-rich beta-keratins

(2008) David L. Hallahan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

A unique cross section through the skin of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus from China showing a complex fibre architecture

(2008) T. Lingham-Soliar   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES