Fossil Hunters Uncover Rare Dinosaur Skin

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 07/02/2009 - 11:00pm

Dinosaur bones are pretty rare ... but even more unusual is dinosaur skin. Paleontologists working in North Dakota have unearthed the remains of a hadrosaur with much of its fossilized skin still intact.

They hope it will offer insights into how these creatures lived, and what they really looked like.

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