Duck-billed dinosaur fossil containing collagen stuns scientists
- Posted on June 1, 2026
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Duck-billed dinosaur fossil containing collagen stuns scientists
Reports of proteins in fossilized bones have stirred controversy in the scientific community for decades, as fossilization was thought to destroy organic components, replacing them with minerals over time. Now, a team of British researchers working in Montana’s Hell Creek Formation has found evidence of collagen in a 66-million-year-old Edmontosaurus bone. Researchers from the University of ...
