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PRESERVED DINOSAUR SKIN
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A well-preserved specimen of the Psittacosaurus dinosaur species was found in Jehol biota of China. [1] The extraordinary preservation of the dinosaurs soft tissues, including skin, makes it noteworthy. The Psittacosaurus' skin tissues in the fossil have a pattern resembling small, spherical scales that cover its body and are many layers thick. Although it is not expressed in many of the articles on the tissues, they consist of unfossilized preserved skin containing collagen fibers which are a type of protein. The preservation of collagen under the most optimal environmental conditions is maximum 700,000 years before degradation destroys them. Yet, they are well preserved in this fossil putting the scientific date of 120 million years in serious doubt.
[1] Lingham‐Soliar, T. (2008). A unique cross section through the skin of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus from China showing a complex fibre architecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 275, 775 - 780.
[2] Buckley, Michael & Collins, Matthew. (2011). Collagen survival and its use for species identification in Holocene-lower Pleistocene bone fragments from British archaeological and paleontological sites. Antiqua. 1. 10.4081/antiqua.2011.e1.
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A well-preserved specimen of the Psittacosaurus dinosaur species was found in Jehol biota of China. [1] The extraordinary preservation of the dinosaurs soft tissues, including skin, makes it noteworthy. The Psittacosaurus' skin tissues in the fossil have a pattern resembling small, spherical scales that cover its body and are many layers thick. Although it is not expressed in many of the articles on the tissues, they consist of unfossilized preserved skin containing collagen fibers which are a type of protein. The preservation of collagen under the most optimal environmental conditions is maximum 700,000 years before degradation destroys them. Yet, they are well preserved in this fossil putting the scientific date of 120 million years in serious doubt.
[1] Lingham‐Soliar, T. (2008). A unique cross section through the skin of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus from China showing a complex fibre architecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 275, 775 - 780.
[2] Buckley, Michael & Collins, Matthew. (2011). Collagen survival and its use for species identification in Holocene-lower Pleistocene bone fragments from British archaeological and paleontological sites. Antiqua. 1. 10.4081/antiqua.2011.e1.
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