'Gnarly' tumour shows dinosaurs got cancer, too

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WASHINGTON: When scientists first unearthed fossils of a horned dinosaur called Centrosaurus in the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in ...

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WASHINGTON: When scientists first unearthed fossils of a horned dinosaur called Centrosaurus in the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in Canada's Alberta province in 1989, they spotted a badly malformed leg bone they figured was a healed fracture.

"This particular Centrosaurus was likely weak and lamed by the cancer prior to its death. This remarkable find shows that no matter how big or powerful some dinosaurs may seem, they were affected by many of the same diseases we see in humans and other animals today, including cancer. Dinosaurs seem like mythical beasts, but they were living, breathing animals that suffered through horrible injuries and diseases," he added.

A comparison between thin sections of the cancerous leg bone and normal shin bone of the horned dinosaur Centrosaurus apertus is seen in this image released on Aug 3, 2020.

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