Scientists find evidence of vivid iridescent colors in 40 mln-yr-old feather fossil »

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A team of paleontologists and ornithologists led by Yale University has discovered evidence of vivid iridescent colors in feather fossils more than 40 million years old.

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    Probably more like 40 million minutes old. :)

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