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中生期の哺乳類は,皮の色彩の起源を明らかにします
Ruoshuang Li1, Liliana D'Alba2,3, Gerben Debruyn3
1State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Frontiers Science Center for Deep-time Digital Earth, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, Beijing, China.
まとめ
中世哺乳類の親類は 羽ばたき恐竜とは異なり 濃い茶色の毛皮を持っていたようです これは,恐竜の絶滅後の現代の哺乳類の急速な多様化以前に 均一な色彩が進化したことを示唆している.
科学分野:
- 古生物学
- 進化生物学
- 哺乳類の進化
背景:
- ペラージュ色は哺乳類の進化に不可欠であり,行動,生理,生息地に影響を与えます.
- メソゾイク期の哺乳類は恐竜と共存したが,その色合いはほとんど不明である.
- メラノソームは メラニンを含んでいる 臓器細胞で 髪の色を決定する鍵です
研究 の 目的:
- 六つのメソゾイク哺乳類の色を 復元する
- メソゾイク期の哺乳類のメラノソーム形態を,現存する哺乳類や恐竜と比較する.
- 哺乳類の色彩の進化の軌道を 理解するためです
主な方法:
- メラノソーム形態のデータセットを利用した.
- 現在存在する哺乳類の116種の毛色を 定量的に測定しました
- 新しいエウハラミイドン種を含む6つのメソゾイク哺乳類の色彩を再構築した.
主要な成果:
- 中生期の哺乳類は均一なメラノソームの幾何学を示し,濃い茶色の色を示した.
- この色合いは 暗号化と夜行性と一致します
- メラノソームの多様性と色彩の多様性は,現存する哺乳類や羽毛のある恐竜よりも顕著ではありませんでした.
結論:
- 中生期の哺乳類は 暗く均一な皮の色を 持っていたようです
- 現存する哺乳類に見られるメラノソームと色の有意な変動は,白亜紀-旧亜紀の絶滅の後に出現した可能性が高い.
- これは,恐竜の絶滅後の哺乳類の色の多様性の主要な進化放射を示唆しています.
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