Dinosaur Soft Tissue Found in the Strangest Place

Discovery could change how we study dino physiology and how we analyze fossils.

By Gemma Tarlach
Nov 30, 2015 6:00 AMNov 14, 2019 9:05 PM
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Among the fossils studied was this claw of an unidentified theropod, found in Canada in the early 20th century. I | Laurent Mekul

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An off-the-clock project begun on a whim may cause paleontologists and museum curators to rethink their fossil collections.

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