Scientists Flesh Out Fossilized Tissues from Mummified Dinosaur
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 18:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Earlier this week scientists studying fossilized teeth from a hadrosaur revealed how the duck-billed dinosaur chewed plants for food. Now another team, analyzing what may be the most intact dinosaur mummy discovered yet, report fresh details about the skin of a hadrosaur nicknamed Dakota, which might have been bigger and moved more quickly than previously thought. [More]
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