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A Colourful Past – How Can We Reconstruct the Colours of Extinct Animals

Johan Gren

Image © York Museums Trust

  • 26 September 2014
    5.30pm - 6.15pm

  • Yorkshire Museum
    Tempest Andreson Hall (map)

  • FREE admission
    No booking required

  • Wheelchair accessible

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For centuries we have been fascinated by large, extinct animals – such as dinosaurs and marine reptiles – and the way we look at these animals has repeatedly changed as we have learned more about their lifestyles. One question has, however, always been left to the artists’ impressions: What colour did they have? Only a few years ago we thought we would never see an answer to this question, but thanks to recent advances in a new field called ‘Molecular Palaeontology’, we have been provided with the tools to reconstruct a truly colourful past. Drop by to discover more about this incredible research!

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