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Amazing news on the science front...
Dinosaur mummy unearthed!
It was found back in 1999, and is a hadrosaur with soft tissue structures preserved, including some skin. It's not truly a mummy in the sense of dried-out organic tissue, but rather a fossil where the tissues were also mineralized.
Wow. Just... wow. We're going to learn so much from this discovery on top of what's already been revealed. There's even the barely-voiced hope that some non-fossilized protiens might still be present.
Another link, with more information on what the preserved structures reveal.
Dinosaur mummy unearthed!
It was found back in 1999, and is a hadrosaur with soft tissue structures preserved, including some skin. It's not truly a mummy in the sense of dried-out organic tissue, but rather a fossil where the tissues were also mineralized.
Wow. Just... wow. We're going to learn so much from this discovery on top of what's already been revealed. There's even the barely-voiced hope that some non-fossilized protiens might still be present.
Another link, with more information on what the preserved structures reveal.
