Scientists of Yale University have discovered a fossilized bird feather with its original color still intact. What can I say? Purple is so 40 million years ago!

« “These feathers produced a black background with a metallic greenish, bluish or coppery color at certain angles—much like the colors we see in starlings and grackles today,” said Richard Prum, chair of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Yale and one of the paper’s authors. »

And the coolest thing is: The finding may even pave the way towards new methods of identifying the original appearance of fossilized matter in general.

Suppose there was proof that scary Tyrannosaurus Rex was indeed pink, or better even, baby blue? (I guess the good side would be: No more Jurassic Park sequels. And the other good side: LOTS OF MERCHANDISE!)

40-Million-Year-Old Iridescent Feather Found with Color Preserved