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Ancient Seashells Sported Flashy Colors


Still Waters

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Ancient seashells in museum collection tend to look drab white, but high tech equipment reveals many ancient shells displayed distinctive patterns and colors.

Given the uniqueness of their appearance, some of the shells were determined to belong to newly documented species of cone snails, which are predatory mollusks. They are described in the current issue of the journal PLOS ONE.

http://news.discover...erns-150401.htm

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