- I guess everything wasn't in black and white back in the day.
Would you have ever guessed that color traced back over 47 million years ago? I'm sure you would. Do you think their would be actual evidence of this? I deffinitly would never believe that but there's proof now.
In the New York Times there was an article on the discovery of ancient fossils dating back to 47 million years ago. Within these fossils there were still melansomes which is the pigment granules that are produced by melanocytes. Thus giving these birds color. The color the melansomes created were compared to a starling which can be dark colored birds blended with other colors.
From over 47 million years, birds have evolutionized their color to become brightful and colorful birds that try to stand out and attract their mates even when they couldn't fly.
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