http://www.sciencefriday.com/ Science news and video from the makers of the public radio program Science Friday. en-us http://www.sciencefriday.com/images/ns2007/feedlogo.jpg http://www.sciencefriday.com/ http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10271/ Fossils don't preserve color, but in some cases, the organelles that hold pigment are preserved. Reporting in the journal Science, Jakob Vinther and colleagues analyzed melanosomes--which hold melanin--in the fossilized feathers of 150-million-year-old Anchiornis huxleyi. Forget those drab grays and greens, their research suggests this dinosaur had surprisingly flashy plumage. http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10271/ Finding Dino Color In Fossil Feathers Fossils don't preserve color, but in some cases, the organelles that hold pigment are preserved. Reporting in the journal Science, Jakob Vinther and colleagues analyzed melanosomes--which hold melanin--in the fossilized feathers of 150-million-year-old Anchiornis huxleyi. Forget those drab grays and greens, their research suggests this dinosaur had surprisingly flashy plumage.