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How to find fossils: Lessons from a self-taught dinosaur tracker...Lessons you didn't know you needed but definitely want!

How to find fossils: Lessons from a self-taught dinosaur tracker...Lessons you didn't know you needed but definitely want!
You don't find fossils by digging or drilling into the ground. (In many places, this would be illegal.) So the best way to find a footprint is to look in areas where rocks are exposed. In Maryland, where much of the land is obscured by foliage or paved over with concrete, that means searching in streams.

Who knew Dinosaurs were such flakes: dinosaurs had dandruff.

Who knew Dinosaurs were such flakes: dinosaurs had dandruff.
Yes, we identified small flakes of the outer layer of the skin from three feathered dinosaurs and a fossil bird from around 125 million years ago. We could see that the fossil cells were jam-packed with fibres of keratin, a tough protein we find in skin, nails and claws.

Dinosaurs Could Barely Use Their Tongues...So I guess french kissing was out of the question.

Dinosaurs Could Barely Use Their Tongues...So I guess french kissing was out of the question.
"Tongues are often overlooked. But, they offer key insights into the lifestyles of extinct animals," said lead author Zhiheng Li in a press statement.

CT scanned dinosaur skull could spur future scientific research.

CT scanned dinosaur skull could spur future scientific research.

The hospital's images were made to create the exhibition's interactive display, but they could spur future scientific research.

“We can see the internal structure, all of the nasal openings, the vein density, how everything is formed in there,” Jabo explained.