Chapter 1
The great feather revolution
Chapter 2
The sound and senses of giants
Chapter 3
The warm-blooded social lives of dinosaurs
Chapter 4
The modern survivors among us
YOUR GOAL
Master of Rethinking the dinosaur world
Ch 1 · The great feather revolution
artiteacher The great feather revolution
Thought dinos were scaly, right? (Think again!) Feathers changed their ancient sight!
artiteacher Scientists can now determine the actual colors of dinosaur feathers using microscopic cell structures.
artiteacher Even the king of dinosaurs likely sported a coat of primitive, hair-like feathers during its life.
BETA
artiteacher Match fluffy fossil clues to figure out why dinosaurs weren't what you imagined.
Fun Fact
Dinosaur fluff: The dinosaur Sinosauropteryx was the first to have its real colors mapped, showing it had ginger-orange feathers and a striped tail.
Glossary
feather (noun)
One of the light, horny epidermal structures that grow from a bird's skin. Paleontologists in China discovered Sinosauropteryx in 1996, the first non-avian dinosaur fossil found with preserved plumage.
One of the light, horny epidermal structures that grow from a bird's skin. Paleontologists in China discovered Sinosauropteryx in 1996, the first non-avian dinosaur fossil found with preserved plumage.
Quiz
What microscopic structures allow scientists to determine dinosaur feather colors?