Preservation of feather fibers from the Late Cretaceous dinosaur Shuvuuia deserti raises concern about immunohistochemical analyses on fossils

Preservation of feather fibers from the Late Cretaceous dinosaur Shuvuuia deserti raises concern about immunohistochemical analyses on fossils

White fibers from a Late Cretaceous dinosaur Shuvuuia deserti stained positive for β-keratin antibodies in a 1999 paper, followed by many similar immunological claims for Mesozoic protein in bones and integument. Antibodies recognize protein epitopes derived from its tertiary and quaternary structur...

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Main Authors: Saitta, Evan T. (Author), Fletcher, Ian (Author), Martin, Peter (Author), Pittman, Michael (Author), Kaye, Thomas G. (Author), True, Lawrence D. (Author), Norell, Mark A. (Author), Abbott, Geoffrey D. (Author), Summons, Roger E (Author), Penkman, Kirsty (Author), Vinther, Jakob (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2020-05-19T18:27:28Z.
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