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Dinosaur mummy yields its secrets

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A metre-long section of the fossil shows the size of the hadrosaur's scales A remarkably well-preserved fossil of a dinosaur has been analysed by scientists writing in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. They describe how the fossil's soft... Full Article at BBC News

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