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Some dinosaurs had feathers. Feathers contain small structures that give them their color; these are called melanosomes. If fossil feathers are exceptionally well preserved, they can be examined by microscope to determine the feather color. One dinosaur whose colors were determined this way is the Anchiornis. Further study may allow scientists to identify melanosomes in fossilized fur or even soft tissue, so that the colors of non-feathered animals could be found.

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