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DescriptionSinosauropteryx mmartyniuk solosml.png
Digital illustration of the coelurosaurian dinosaur Sinosauropteryx prima, based on the holotype specimen. Coloration and pattern follows Zhang et al 2010.
Zhang, F., Kearns, S.L., Orr, P.J., Benton, M.J., Zhou, Z., Johnson, D., Xu, X. and Wang, X. (In press). "Fossilized melanosomes and the colour of Cretaceous dinosaurs and birds." Nature, advanced online publication, 27 January 2010.
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Digital illustration of the coelurosaurian dinosaur ''Sinosauropteryx prima'', based on the holotype specimen. Coloration and pattern follows Zhang et al 2010. * Zhang, F., Kearns, S.L., Orr, P.J., Benton, M.J., Zhou, Z., Johnson, D., Xu, X. and Wang, X.
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