Re: Missing link feather fossils

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

Richard W. Travsky writes: 

> Hmmm. Any chance some hint of color was preserved? The picture on that 
> link is b/w.

I wonder if amber can preserve original colours at all, or whether chemical 
processes in the resin might alter the colouration (but not necessarily the 
patterning). A quick Google search resulted in comments like colour 
'pattern' or iridescence being preserved, but most of the pictures of 
amber-encased fossils tend to show little more than shades of brown. 

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Dann Pigdon
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