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Thread #171928   Message #4230620
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
24-Oct-25 - 06:39 PM
Thread Name: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
Rare dinosaur mummies help scientists recreate what the prehistoric creatures may have looked like Two fossilised mummies unearthed by scientists in Wyoming in the US have revealed a surprising detail.

A thin layer of clay preserved the outer body contours of the duck-billed dinosaur.

Scientists now believe this species had hooves on its feet ...

... Mummified dinosaurs are so old that their skin and soft tissues fossilise. Scientists use these rare remnants, along with dinosaur bones, to recreate what these prehistoric creatures may have looked like. ...