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Fossil Melanin is a fossil containing melanin. Fossil melanin comes in a number of forms including ink
[1], feathers
[2], skin
[3] and eyes
[4].
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^ Dell'Amore, Christine (1 May 2012).
"Fossil Ink Sacs Yield Jurassic Pigment—A First". National Georgraphic. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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^ Vinther, Jakob; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Prum, Richard O.; Saranathan, Vinodkumar (23 October 2008).
"The colour of fossil feathers". Biology Letters. pp. 522–525.
doi:
10.1098/rsbl.2008.0302.
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"Pigment from fossils reveals color of extinct mammals for the first time, researchers say". Virginia Tech News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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^ Lindgren, Johan; Uvdal, Per; Sjövall, Peter; Nilsson, Dan E.; Engdahl, Anders; Schultz, Bo Pagh; Thiel, Volker (January 2012).
"Molecular preservation of the pigment melanin in fossil melanosomes". Nature Communications.
doi:
10.1038/ncomms1819. Retrieved 24 April 2018.