S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday explores the Early Cretaceous of China where volcanic ash preserved feathered dinosaurs like Sinosauropteryx, explaining how fossilized pigment sacs reveal camouflage patterns and ancient lacewings evolved wing spots mimicking dinosaur eye
S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday explores the Early Cretaceous of China where volcanic ash preserved feathered dinosaurs like Sinosauropteryx, explaining how fossilized pigment sacs reveal camouflage patterns and ancient lacewings evolved wing spots mimicking dinosaur eye  
Podcast: The John Batchelor Show
Published On: Sun Feb 08 2026
Description: Thomas Halliday explores the Early Cretaceous of China where volcanic ash preserved feathered dinosaurs like Sinosauropteryx, explaining how fossilized pigment sacs reveal camouflage patterns and ancient lacewings evolved wing spots mimicking dinosaur eyes.