Serikornis sungei

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Time: Late Jurassic (~160 million years ago)

Region: Liaoning Province, China

Formation: Tiaojishan Formation

Coloration Data

The coloration of Serikornis sungei has received more coverage in popular science media than in formal academic literature. In the original description of the holotype PMOL-AB00200 by Lefèvre et al. (2017), coloration is not formally addressed in the text; however, photographs of the plumage on the hindlimbs and tail display distinct preserved patterns of alternating dark and light bands. These contrasting banded structures were subsequently noted and discussed by co-author Andrea Cau on his research blog.

Method: Visual inspection of fossil feathers preserving macroscopically visible color markings.

Publications

• Ulysse Lefèvre, Andrea Cau, Aude Cincotta, Dongyu Hu, Anusuya Chinsamy, François Escuillié & Pascal Godefroit (2017)
  An article describing Serikornis sungei.
• Andrea Cau (2017)
  An article from Andrea Cau’s blog describing Serikornis sungei and mentioning the stripes on its feathers.

Reconstructions

Fossils

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