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. 2019 Sep 19;95(1):22–50. doi: 10.1111/brv.12552

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BRV-12552-FIG-0005-c — Key fossil taxa used for palaeocolour reconstruction: (A) Caihong juji (Hu et al., 2018), (B) a pristine specimen of Anchiornis huxleyi showing macroscale colour patterns (image credit: Xiaoli Wang), (C) specimen of Anchiornis used for prediction of plumage colour (Li et al., 2010), (D) Eoconfuciusornis zhengi (O'Connor & Claessens, 2005; Pan et al., 2016), (E) Psittacosaurus (Vinther et al., 2016), (F) Eocypselus rowei (Ksepka et al., 2013), (G) Sinosauropteryx prima (Zhang et al., 2010; Smithwick et al., 2017), (H) Microraptor gui (Li et al., 2012), and (I) Borealopelta markmitchelli (Brown et al., 2017). Scale bars: A, 10 cm; B, 10 cm; C, 10 cm; D, 20 mm; E, 20 mm; F, 10 cm; G, 50 cm; H, 10 cm; I, 0.5 m.