Dr Phil Manning said that the findings showed the "potential for unlocking the prehistoric colour palette", but that they also contained more fundamental clues about ancient life.

Phil Manning博士说，这项成果显示出了“解密史前色彩的潜力”，但除此之外，它们还包含着更多的有关古生物的基本线索。

youdao

These prehistoric ecosystems have been around for 400million years and support one third of all Marine life, despite only inhabiting 0.2 per cent of the ocean floor.

这些史前生态系统已经存在约4亿年，支撑着约三分之一的所有海洋生物，尽管只占栖息在海底的0.2%。

youdao

The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms.

古生物学对出现在史前或地质时代的生命的形成的研究，体现在植物、动物和其它有机体的化石上。

youdao

Casey recounted that as a lad, he originally wanted to learn about paleontology, or the study of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life.

FORBES: Doug Casey: Government Policies Distort Markets; 'Printing More Money' To Mean Inflation

The group constitutes a major prehistoric cultural landscape which gives a graphic depiction of life in this remote archipelago in the far north of Scotland some 5, 000 years ago.

UNESCO: World Heritage