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This Dinosaur Fossil Had Skin, Scales, And Feathers
I read a while back that there are likely still hundreds of dinosaur species out there waiting to be found. Something about ...
University of Manchester7mon
Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets
Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago. The well-preserved fossil of the plant-eating ...
Melanosome patterns in Mesozoic mammals suggest they had dark, uniformly dull fur coloring
An international team of paleontologists, geoscientists and biologists has found via analysis of melanosome patterns in ...
Miami Herald28d
Prehistoric creature — with ‘armor’-like skin — accidentally discovered. See new species
The reptiles also have “rectangular-shaped” osteoderms on their backs, bony deposits found in the skin of some reptiles and dinosaurs, creating a kind of tough armor on the top of their bodies ...