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Some pterosaurs may have boasted bold iridescence

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What backs it

Paleontological analysis of a 120-million-year-old fossil showing preserved structural features consistent with iridescent coloration in at least one pterosaur species, revealing new details about prehistoric animal biology and appearance

What it doesn’t mean

Does not prove all pterosaurs were iridescent; limited to analysis of one specimen; iridescence inference based on fossil structure rather than direct color observation; behavioral/functional purpose of coloration remains speculative

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