Fossil from 1940 reveals what dinosaur skin looked like
The tissues of the MH7 fossil were so precisely preserved that researchers could study individual skin cells. In some samples, they could even visualize skin cell nuclei under the microscope.
Fossil stored since 1940 proves pivotal in understanding how dinosaur skin looked. (photo credit: Klaus Nilkens / Urwelt-Museum Hauff)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: