when you get when you mix together data from a raw chicken an elephant and a 67
from a raw chicken an elephant and a 67
from a raw chicken an elephant and a 67 million year old dinosaur fossil the
million year old dinosaur fossil the
million year old dinosaur fossil the ability to understand for the first time
ability to understand for the first time
ability to understand for the first time what dinosaur skin could have actually
what dinosaur skin could have actually
what dinosaur skin could have actually looked like since the first dinosaur
looked like since the first dinosaur
looked like since the first dinosaur fossils were discovered in the early
fossils were discovered in the early
fossils were discovered in the early 19th century we’ve been able to study
19th century we’ve been able to study
19th century we’ve been able to study and record hundreds of thousands of
and record hundreds of thousands of
and record hundreds of thousands of samples of fossilized bones but have
samples of fossilized bones but have
samples of fossilized bones but have found relatively little information
found relatively little information
found relatively little information about dinosaur skin to understand why we
about dinosaur skin to understand why we
about dinosaur skin to understand why we need a rock chicken in this rudimentary
need a rock chicken in this rudimentary
need a rock chicken in this rudimentary kitchen scientists flambe de hand with a
kitchen scientists flambe de hand with a
kitchen scientists flambe de hand with a four meter long flamethrower to simulate
four meter long flamethrower to simulate
four meter long flamethrower to simulate the heat found deep underground where
the heat found deep underground where
the heat found deep underground where fossilized animals spend millions of
fossilized animals spend millions of
fossilized animals spend millions of years in Earth’s pressure cooker smells
years in Earth’s pressure cooker smells
years in Earth’s pressure cooker smells quite good
quite good
quite good next a massive meat tenderizer Mallett
next a massive meat tenderizer Mallett
next a massive meat tenderizer Mallett demonstrates the intense force of
demonstrates the intense force of
demonstrates the intense force of pressure that a fossil would experience
pressure that a fossil would experience
pressure that a fossil would experience buried under rock
that is disgusting not surprisingly
that is disgusting not surprisingly after this experiment the chicken and
after this experiment the chicken and
after this experiment the chicken and its skin are pretty much
its skin are pretty much
its skin are pretty much indistinguishable but even roadkill like
indistinguishable but even roadkill like
indistinguishable but even roadkill like this provides better clues than what
this provides better clues than what
this provides better clues than what exists in the fossil record that is
exists in the fossil record that is
exists in the fossil record that is until one brilliant discovery in 2004
until one brilliant discovery in 2004
until one brilliant discovery in 2004 nestled deep within Iraq formation in
nestled deep within Iraq formation in
nestled deep within Iraq formation in North Dakota one of the world’s most
North Dakota one of the world’s most
North Dakota one of the world’s most intact dinosaur mummies was found there
intact dinosaur mummies was found there
intact dinosaur mummies was found there a four-time almost perfectly preserved
a four-time almost perfectly preserved
a four-time almost perfectly preserved hadrosaur aptly named Dakota was
hadrosaur aptly named Dakota was
hadrosaur aptly named Dakota was entombed in a once-in-a-lifetime
entombed in a once-in-a-lifetime
entombed in a once-in-a-lifetime environment of soft sandy mud and
environment of soft sandy mud and
environment of soft sandy mud and covered in a blanket of plants and most
covered in a blanket of plants and most
covered in a blanket of plants and most importantly it provided for the very
importantly it provided for the very
importantly it provided for the very first time an actual three-dimensional
first time an actual three-dimensional
first time an actual three-dimensional model of a dinosaur skin structure the
model of a dinosaur skin structure the
model of a dinosaur skin structure the findings revealed intact scales and
findings revealed intact scales and
findings revealed intact scales and markings that suggest in a camouflage
markings that suggest in a camouflage
markings that suggest in a camouflage pattern as opposed to a solid color it
pattern as opposed to a solid color it
pattern as opposed to a solid color it represented decades of research and
represented decades of research and
represented decades of research and provided concrete clues to dinosaur skin
provided concrete clues to dinosaur skin
provided concrete clues to dinosaur skin composition now to complete the picture
composition now to complete the picture
composition now to complete the picture of what Dino skin could have actually
of what Dino skin could have actually
of what Dino skin could have actually looked and felt like we add the final
looked and felt like we add the final
looked and felt like we add the final ingredient an elephant Shiba the portly
ingredient an elephant Shiba the portly
ingredient an elephant Shiba the portly pachyderm weighs about the same as
pachyderm weighs about the same as
pachyderm weighs about the same as Dakota and probably dealt with the same
Dakota and probably dealt with the same
Dakota and probably dealt with the same issues how to stop all of her thick skin
issues how to stop all of her thick skin
issues how to stop all of her thick skin from sagging to the ground in order to
from sagging to the ground in order to
from sagging to the ground in order to understand the structure of how the skin
understand the structure of how the skin
understand the structure of how the skin stretched and bundled together with
stretched and bundled together with
stretched and bundled together with movement scientists focused on her elbow
movement scientists focused on her elbow
movement scientists focused on her elbow joints where the skin joins muscle
joints where the skin joins muscle
joints where the skin joins muscle ligaments and bone they found that the
ligaments and bone they found that the
ligaments and bone they found that the skin folded into clumps and was actually
skin folded into clumps and was actually
skin folded into clumps and was actually thinner around the joints just like
thinner around the joints just like
thinner around the joints just like samples found on Dakota now it’s time to
samples found on Dakota now it’s time to
samples found on Dakota now it’s time to whip all the ingredients together enter
whip all the ingredients together enter
whip all the ingredients together enter the data into a super high-tech computer
the data into a super high-tech computer
the data into a super high-tech computer and voila a flawless representation of
and voila a flawless representation of
and voila a flawless representation of what Dakota the hadrosaur could have
what Dakota the hadrosaur could have
what Dakota the hadrosaur could have actually looked like
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