Tupandactylus imperator dating back 115 mln years has colorful feathers: scientists(1/3)

Photo shows the fossil of head crest of a Tupandactylus imperator, April 20, 2022. (Photo/VCG)

Researchers studying the 115-million-year-old Tupandactylus imperator - a large-crested pterosaur found different types of melanosomes, indicating the animal had at least two different colors of feathers.

Researchers studying the 115-million-year-old Tupandactylus imperator - a large-crested pterosaur found different types of melanosomes, indicating the animal had at least two different colors of feathers.(Photo/VCG)

Researchers studying the 115-million-year-old Tupandactylus imperator - a large-crested pterosaur found different types of melanosomes, indicating the animal had at least two different colors of feathers.(Photo/VCG)