🟢 Scientists Unearth Almost Complete Dinosaur Skeleton With Preserved Skin
Paleontologists in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park have uncovered an almost complete dinosaur skeleton of a young hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur), including rare fossilized skin, offering an unprecedented look at ancient anatomy and appearance.
Key Facts:
• Discovered embedded in a hillside — first spotted in 2021 — and ongoing excavation is expected to continue over coming field seasons.
• The specimen is likely a juvenile dinosaur, making it especially valuable for studying growth and development.
• Fossilized skin is exceptionally rare, giving scientists insight into texture, possible coloration, and soft-tissue structure beyond bones alone.
• Such finds — often called “dinosaur mummies” — help reconstruct not just skeletons but the animal’s outer appearance and biology.
Why It Matters:
This discovery goes beyond bones — it changes how scientists can visualize dinosaurs by preserving parts of the skin. That gives clues about how they looked and possibly how they behaved more than 75 million years ago.
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