Venture into the Lost World…One Minute at a Time
A warm welcome to The Palaeo Minute!
The Ginger-Tailed Dinosaur That Changed Everything: Welcome to The Palaeo Minute, where feathered secrets come to life, one filament at a time. In this edition, I spotlight Sinosauropteryx prima with its ginger-striped tail and “bandit mask” camouflage. I also examine Zhenyuanlong suni a spectacular dromaeosaurid from China with elaborate plumage.
From display and thermoregulation to evolutionary signalling, fossils continue to reshape our understanding of feather function in non-avian dinosaurs. I hope you enjoy this deep dive into their fossil stories and the evolutionary insights they continue to reveal.
This edition explores:
- Sinosauropteryx prima: A feathered dinosaur with a fascinating history.
- Melanosome & Pigmentation: How we can identify colour in dinosaurs.
- How Scientific Discoveries: Have reshaped our understanding of dinosaur appearance.
- Zhenyuanlong suni: A unique feathered dromaeosaurid from China.
James Ronan Palaeontologist 
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