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Did they purposely ignore dinosaurs? Feathered dinosaurs are known to be colorful https://www.reuters.com/article/world/chinese-rainbow-dinosaur-had-iridescent
by abc_lisper 1y ago
Did they purposely ignore dinosaurs? Feathered dinosaurs are known to be colorful
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/chinese-rainbow-dinosaur-had-iridescent-feathers-like-hummingbirds-idUSKBN1F4155/ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/chinese-rainbow-dinosa...
Hard to believe their claim fish are the first to evolve color for mating displays 100 million years ago.
- timewizard 1y agoBacteria can be colorful. It can also fluoresce. My blood is red because it has iron in it not because there's an evolutionary link to my eyesight.
- awhitby 1y agoYou're very likely right there's no causation in that direction, but it seems entirely possible that we experience red as a vivid color in part because noticing blood is evolutionarily important.
- stronglikedan 1y ago> Feathered dinosaurs are known to be colorful Perhaps because it's not truly known. > The discovery "suggests a more colourful Jurassic World than we previously imagined," -- from your link
- ethan_smith 1y agoThe article likely distinguishes between simply having colors versus evolving colors specifically for sexual selection - fossil evidence can show dinosaur coloration but determining behavioral purpose is much harder than observing living fish species.