Dinosaurs have used colors to camouflage
A small dinosaur has used colors to camouflage, hide and confuse enemies, a new study says.
Experts came to the study after the discovery of a small dinosaur fossil in China, the discovery also helped to eliminate the pattern of this species.
Fiann Smithwick, the author of the study, said: "Not all prehistoric dinosaurs are gray, at least some dinosaurs show subtle colors on their bodies to hide. , hiding from enemies, like modern disguised animals today " . He shared in Current Biology magazine.
By reproducing the colors of animals, living 130 million years ago, researchers from British University of Bristol determined that small dinosaurs have many ways of disguising themselves.
This could prevent it from being swallowed up in a world full of larger carnivorous dinosaurs, including its relatives, the famous Tyrannosaurus Rex carnivorous dinosaur.
The researchers mapped dark hairs scattered throughout the body and showed some of the characteristic colors on this dinosaur.
These color camouflage models can also be seen in modern animals.
Predictive analysis patterns include a dark stripe around the eyes, like helping modern birds hide their eyes from predators.
A striped tail feather may have been used to confuse both predators and prey, the researchers said.
Jakob Vinther, the senior author of the study, said: " Dinosaurs may be strange things in our eyes, but their disguised fur patterns are very similar to modern creature objects. " .
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