从 BMNHC PH828 取样的黑素体形状与分布支持灰、深、白和红褐羽区的统计复原；精确颜色、全部身体区域和祖征不是直接观察，尾部图案还使用了另一标本。
claim:event:anchiornis-plumage-melanosomesPlumage color patterns of an extinct dinosaur
Li, Q.; Gao, K.-Q.; Vinther, J.; et al.
年份2010
来源角色primary-study
DOI / ID10.1126/science.1186290
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形态 · methods
Melanosome geometry and distribution in BMNHC PH828 support a statistical plumage-colour reconstruction; the tail was reconstructed from another specimen and exact colours are not direct observations.