Scientists studying the fossil of a 150 million year old dinosaur say it had multi-coloured feathers and a mohawk.

The team from Yale University say the Anchiornis huxleyi - dubbed dino-chicken - had a grey body with bold black and white feathers, a reddish-brown head crest and freckles.

This is said to add significant weight to the idea that dinosaurs first evolved feathers not for flight but for other purposes such as attracting a mate.

The discovery was made by analysing fossilised pigments and is said to be the first time researchers have uncovered the colours of a complete dinosaur

However you will remember that just last week another team came close -- proving that paleontological discoveries are like buses…