A. huxleyi had black and gray body plumage, the team’s investigations suggest. And while the long feathers on the front and side of the creature’s crest were gray, those sprouting from the top and back of its head were reddish-brown. Along with reddish-brown spots on its head and neck, A. huxleyi sported white racing stripes on its legs and its winglike forelimbs.
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Scientists have mapped out the color scheme of the feathers on dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi. From the picture it looks a bit like Woody Woodpecker crossed with your worst scary nightmare. Cool! I wonder if this is what the myth of the dragon came from? Add some smoke from an electronic cigarette to the model and imagine its a dragon.
