Examples of ancient coloration patterns revealed by UV light.
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posted on 2015-04-01, 04:20 authored by Jonathan R. HendricksTop row: three fossil shells (PRI 66199, PRI 66166, and PRI 66158) from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic photographed under regular light; all scale bars are 1 cm. Middle row: the same specimens photographed under longwave UV light. Bottom row: reversed images that show how fluorescing regions correspond to parts of the shell that were once darkly pigmented.
