Analysis of fossils of "Pterosaur" that flew in the sky more than 100 million years ago found traces of hair and feathers containing tissues that make pigment from parts like "Tosaka", Belgium etc. Was announced by the research group of.
The analysis was carried out on a fossil of a member of the "Tupandakutilus", a pterosaur found in the stratum of more than 110 million years ago in Brazil, with a large "comb" -like part on its head.
Research groups such as Belgium and Brazil have confirmed that mammal-like hair and bird feather-like hair have grown in areas such as "Tosaka", according to the British scientific journal Nature. Announced.
Furthermore, when observing hair and feathers with an electron microscope, it was found that there are tissues that make multiple types of pigments, so the research group said that this pterosaur has multiple colors and takes advantage of these differences. I think it's possible that I was able to identify my friends.
Makoto Manabe, Deputy Director of the National Museum of Nature and Science, who is familiar with dinosaurs and other paleontology, said, "In the case of pterosaurs, I can imagine that vision became important while flying. The theory that the seeds have prospered seems to be convincing. "