Humpty Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 One of the most complete dinosaur mummies ever found is revealing secrets locked away for millions of years, bringing researchers as close as they will ever get to touching a live dino. The fossilized duckbilled hadrosaur is so well preserved that scientists have been able to calculate its muscle mass and learn that it was more muscular than thought, probably giving it the ability to outrun predators such as T. rex. While they call it a mummy, the dinosaur is not really preserved like King Tut was. The dinosaur body has been fossilized into stone. Unlike the collections of bones found in museums, this hadrosaur came complete with skin, ligaments, tendons and possibly some internal organs, according to researchers. The study is not yet complete, but scientists have concluded that hadrosaurs were bigger -- 3.5 tons and up to 40 feet long -- and stronger than had been known, were quick and flexible and had skin with scales that may have been striped. Article and Pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 4, 2007 Moderators Share Posted December 4, 2007 Wouldn't it be amazing if we could travel back and see these things in the flesh. From a healthy distance of course. There's some dino wallpaper to be found here. bbc.co.uk./science Haven't looked at this site for awhile. There's a lot to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigathus Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hi Humpty , have you ever been to Broome? Many years ago I had the good fortune to visit and check out the dinosaur footprints in stone Click Here Broome in beautiful Western Australia , I want to go back there some day... http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds http://www.piriform.com/docs http://www.postimage.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Only ever driven through Broome a coupla times many years ago and didn't stop for any sight seeing. Will definately take my time next time around and have a look at those dino foot prints. Thanks for the link Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 5, 2007 Moderators Share Posted December 5, 2007 There's some dino wallpaper to be found here. bbc.co.uk./science Thanks for that D Man! The Meganeurid which looks like a very large dragonfly has become a part of my wallpaper collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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