text: In 2010 , a team of scientists examined numerous points among the feathers of an extremely well-preserved Anchiornis specimen to survey the distribution of melanosomes , the pigment cells that give feathers their color .
simplified: In 2010 , a team examined numerous points among the feathers of an extremely well-preserved Anchiornis specimen to survey the distribution of melanosomes , the pigment cells that give feathers their color .