Intricate Skin Impressions Still Visible on ‘Exquisitely Preserved’ Dinosaur Footprints

2019/05/07 Martina Varsanyi Megosztások 0

New research published in Scientific Reports is “the first report for any dinosaur of skin traces that cover entire footprints, and every footprint in a trackway,” according to the authors of the new paper.

Two dinosaur footprints showing incredibly detailed skin impressions. Image: Kyung Soo Kim et al., 2019/Scientific Reports
Detail of the impressions. Image: Kyung Soo Kim et al., 2019/Scientific Reports

 

Source: Intricate Skin Impressions Still Visible on ‘Exquisitely Preserved’ Dinosaur Footprints