A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil has yielded what
appear to be the only preserved soft tissues ever recovered from a dinosaur.
Taken from a 70-million-year-old thighbone, the structures look like the blood
vessels, cells, and proteins involved in bone
formation.
appear to be the only preserved soft tissues ever recovered from a dinosaur.
Taken from a 70-million-year-old thighbone, the structures look like the blood
vessels, cells, and proteins involved in bone
formation.
…Let us not forget the
poignant words of Jeff Goldblum’s character (paraphrased due to my memory) that
we should consider not whether we can do something but also whether we
should.
A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil has yielded what
appear to be the only preserved soft tissues ever recovered from a dinosaur.
Taken from a 70-million-year-old thighbone, the structures look like the blood
vessels, cells, and proteins involved in bone formation.
target="NewWindow">National Geographic has one of the
target="NewWindow">many
stories.
appear to be the only preserved soft tissues ever recovered from a dinosaur.
Taken from a 70-million-year-old thighbone, the structures look like the blood
vessels, cells, and proteins involved in bone formation.
target="NewWindow">National Geographic has one of the
target="NewWindow">many
stories.
Let us not forget
the poignant words of Jeff Goldblum’s character (paraphrased due to my memory)
that we should consider not
whether
we can do something but also whether we
should.
Either way, this is a really amazing discovery.
