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Mummified Dino Yields Skin Molecules

The extremely well-preserved remains of a 66-million-year-old hadrosaur, known as a "dinosaur mummy," have just yielded soft-tissue skin structures and organic molecules, according to a new study. Full Article at Environmental News Network

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  1. There are many past examples of overly optimistic reporting of supposed soft tissues—skin, liver, eyes, heart—in dinosaurs and other fossil vertebrates that remain unconvincing ... Phil Manning and his large team have spent the past three years applying every possible kind of modern analytical technolog...
    SOURCE: Scientific American 5 months ago
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