Dinosaur “mummies,” complete with fossilized skin that is tens of millions of years old, may not be as rare as paleontologists think, a new study says
Prehistoric scavengers played key role in fossilization of soft tissues in some specimens, new research shows
An illustration of a type of dinosaur known as an Edmontosaurus, above, and its mummified right hand, below.Most dinosaur specimens are just fossilized bones, but a handful also —and a new look at a duck-billed dinosaur specimen nicknamed Dakota suggests that these dinosaur “mummies” are more common than previously believed.likely made by scavengers after the animal’s death, according to a study published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.
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