Part 3 of Our Story…The Discovery

Confused Ornis, the slightly misguided Confuciusornis sanctus, and his now fossilized friends were discovered  in China over 150 million years after their downfall.  These fossils had to be carefully prepared, using no glues or chemicals, so we could study the chemistry preserved in these feathery finds.  Ultimately, we wanted to find out if the beautiful fossil of Confused Ornis preserved some remnant of pigments.