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Blood of the Dinosaurs Reveals Soft Tissues in T rex Fossil
Researchers analyzing a 70 million year old Tyrannosaurus rex thighbone MOR 1125 from Montana report soft tissues and vessels resembling blood vessels and possibly cells. Lead scientist Mary Higby Schweitzer of North Carolina State University notes potential to learn about protein structures and fossil formation, with funding from NC State and NSF grants.
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Washington
Mary Higby Schweitzer
North Carolina State University
Montana
Schweitzer
Science
Brooks Hanson
Matthew Carrano
Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History
Carrano
Richard A. Hengst
Purdue University
Hengst
John R. Horner
Museum of the Rockies
Montana State University
Horner
N. Myhrvold
National Science Foundation