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66 million-year-old dinosaur 'mummy' skin was clay mask: Study
short by Neeraja Nath / on 24 Oct 2025,Friday
A study has suggested that skin found on "mummies" of duck-billed Edmontosaurus dinosaurs from 66 million years ago discovered in the sandstone rocks of Wyoming's Lance Formation in 2000 and 2001 is not fossilised flesh. The study used X-rays, CT scans and microscopic and chemical analyses to find that skin was clay moulds welded by microbes as the creatures decayed.
short by Neeraja Nath / 10:26 pm on 24 Oct
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