Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Skin decays much more easily than bone so it’s extremely rare to find fossilized dinosaur skin. New research on a 7-meter long Edmontosaurus, a type of plant-eating hadrosaur, found near the town of Marmarth, North Dakota, in 1999 has shed light on what factors allowed the skin to survive through the eons. “The bite marks were really unexpected.
“To try to put it in the least disgusting way possible – puncturing the skin allowed the gases and liquids associated with later decomposition to escape. That left the hollowed out skin behind to dry out. Naturally mummified skin like this can last for weeks to months in even fairly wet environments, and the longer it lasts, the more likely it is to be buried and undergo fossilization,” she said.
The dinosaur got away again with its ID fraud crimes to get money, because you Americans keep shielding him and think it's ok to scapegoat innocent civilians for your military business fraud deals.
67 millions years we had the same climate. Unfortunately we have climate change now because we use fossil fuel. Right?
I hope it's ok
We really are an insignificant species... Next time you see a crocodile, alligator or the little lizard... Show your respect
Just need to find one alive!
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Astonishing dinosaur mummy has 'glittering' skin that was punctured and ripped by ancient crocsNicoletta Lanese is a staff writer for Live Science covering health and medicine, along with an assortment of biology, animal, environment and climate stories. She holds degrees in neuroscience and dance from the University of Florida and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work has appeared in The Scientist Magazine, Science News, The San Jose Mercury News and Mongabay, among other outlets. Dinocroc wasn't evil OR stupid, just misunderstood...
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This dinosaur ended up mummified thanks to an ancient crocodile attackA rare dinosaur mummy has well preserved skin, likely because of a series of unusual but crucial events after death. This is almost as dry and cracked as my skin
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Dinosaur “Mummies” Might Not Be Unusual – Unhealed Carnivore Damage on Dinosaur SkinData from fossils and modern carcasses indicates a simple path to preserving dinosaur skin. Dinosaur “mummies” aren’t as exceptional as we might expect. That's because of a relatively simple process of desiccation (drying out) and deflation, according to a study by Stephanie Drumheller of the Uni
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Dinosaur 'mummies' may not be rare flukes after allBite marks on a fossilized dinosaur upend the idea that exquisite skin preservation must result from a carcass's immediate smothering under sediment. It makes more sense that mummification happens after a period of drying. Basically if the animal is naturally made into jerky. Then buried quickly.
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Ancient hell fish killed by dinosaur asteroid discovered in North DakotaThe sturgeon fossils, discovered at the Hell Creek Formation, were likely buried by a 'huge tidal surge' from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
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