Recently a paleontology graduate student name Tylor Lyson discovered a fossilized Hadrosaur on his uncle's ranch in North Dakota. What's special about this fossil is it is not just old dino bones. The soft tissue of the dinosaur, including skin, muscle and ligaments, was preserved. Amazing! Of course, fossils are rock, so biologists probably won't be extracting DNA and cloning the Hadrosaur like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.
Part of the Hadrosaur is slated to be displayed at the North Dakota National Heritage museum this summer. I guess you can bet where I'll be heading for my summer vacation.
Check out the Marmarth Research Foundation, founded by Tylor Lyson, for cool photos and more info on this super fossil.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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