They found preserved melanosomes. It was previously thought these were the remains of bacteria.

You can find details here, but I highly recommend reading Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World by Michael J. Benton, who was one of the ones doing the research. The book is very fun to read (he’s got that typical dry british humour), does a great job of describing the history and current status of paleontology (which is apparently exploding in new discoveries right now) and it has absolutely lovely illustrations, including the one I linked above. And also this anurognathus that is the cutest thing ever:

Retard means literally “delayed”, ultimately from latin tardus (also see “tardy”), meaning slow. Doesn’t seem like it comes from the same suffix.

We even have ways to figure out their colouring in some cases now! Like this sinosauropteryx:

I want to see a Jurassic Park movie where it’s just realistic velociraptors breaking out of captivity and are just mildly annoying. Then the main character gets stomped on by a brachiosaurus.

Fuck yeah!

Quad bike flanking runs? What is this, Dune 2? Are Russians Harkonnens? Actually, yeah, that fits.

No, *I* am Gibson!

(nothing sinister, I’m just very bad at comprehending)

“His name was Phill…”

Imagine your name is Cathy Lou and the barrista reads that as a blasphemous gurgle that is impossible to produce with human vocal cords.

You don’t exist therefore are not married!

The lesser known principle of Descartes.

They said Trump was playing 4D chess when it reality it was connect four.

Been there.

Someone’s been spending too much time with Eeyore.

Or you can be a rook

My conscience is clean. It’s never been used!

I liked Shakespeare and Serious Sam

this is just all villains fighting each other

…and civilian collateral damage, unfortunately.

…are you a history professor IRL?

Well, you won’t absorb much calcium from milk either, so that checks out.