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AcornTheNut:

if us humans only have dinosaur bones, how do we predict what colors they were

MikiJohnny:

.

MikiJohnny:

good think to think abt frl

AcornTheNut:

i know right

MikiJohnny:

frlll

MikiJohnny:

i actually never would of thought about that

AcornTheNut:

it just kinda popped in my head

MikiJohnny:

lol

AcornTheNut:

cuz my little siblings are watching dinosaur vids and I just thought 💀

MikiJohnny:

lmao

AcornTheNut:

hopefully someone can answer my question tho

MikiJohnny:

The key is studying these really tiny structures called melanosomes which tell us what pigments or color particles could be on the dinosaur. Scientists can use these clues to estimate what color a dinosaur might be.

MikiJohnny:

scientific explanation

AcornTheNut:

@mikijohnny wrote:
The key is studying these really tiny structures called melanosomes which tell us what pigments or color particles could be on the dinosaur. Scientists can use these clues to estimate what color a dinosaur might be.
I see

MikiJohnny:

lol

AcornTheNut:

thank you @mikijohnny

MikiJohnny:

yw

sllo:

Scientists can guess what colors dinosaurs might have been by looking at fossilized remains for tiny structures called melanosomes that hold pigments. They also compare these fossils to modern birds, analyze chemical signs of color, and use advanced imaging techniques. Plus, they consider how dinosaurs might have lived and behaved to make their best educated guesses about their coloration.

MikiJohnny:

wdh

AcornTheNut:

@sllo wrote:
Scientists can guess what colors dinosaurs might have been by looking at fossilized remains for tiny structures called melanosomes that hold pigments. They also compare these fossils to modern birds, analyze chemical signs of color, and use advanced imaging techniques. Plus, they consider how dinosaurs might have lived and behaved to make their best educated guesses about their coloration.
what kind of guesses? like their environment?

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