Sunday, December 9, 2007

Mummified Dinosaur Unveiled

Amazing!

Mummified Dinosaur Unveiled

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December 3, 2007—Dakota, a 67-million-year-old "dino mummy" unveiled today by a British paleontologist, is seen here in an artist's rendering.


The extraordinarily preserved hadrosaur, or duck-billed dino, still had much of its tissues and bones intact, encased in an envelope of skin.


Research into the dinosaur's remains may further scientists' understanding of how the ancient creatures' skin appeared and how quickly they moved, said team leader Phillip Manning of the University of Manchester, a National Geographic Expeditions Council grantee.


"This specimen exceeds the jackpot," Manning said.
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