Unique findings associated with dinosaurs

The theme of the dinosaurs popular at all times. Amazing prehistoric inhabitants of our planet shrouded in an aura of mystery, because we are separated by tens of millions of years. And still cool that paleontologists occasionally manages to find the remains of the mysterious creatures, recreating their appearance and show the world the diversity of their species! In our selection - some of the most interesting finds, allowing to reach the invisible thread into the world of dinosaurs.

Kom dinosaur dirt turned

One of the most informative of the fossils found on Earth is considered to be the skeleton nodosaurus, with well-preserved skin and plate armor, found in Canada, the operator of the excavator Sean Funk. Carrying out work in one of the mines, he saw a man in the land of huge frozen clod of dirt, which weighed about one and a half kilograms and had an interesting patterned texture. He showed the find skilled archaeologists, and they were delighted: this is nothing but a dinosaur!

The surface of the body of a dinosaur very well preserved. /Foto:nationalgeographic.com

According to paleontologists, the discovery of more than a hundred million years. Due to the found remains, scientists have recreated the look nodosaurus. The ideal state is a skeleton with soft tissue experts explain the fact that the dinosaur could be at the bottom of the ocean or sea.

of body fragments. /Foto:quibbll.com

You see the very same finding can be at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Canada.

According to scientists, nodosaurus had a large size (up to several meters), their body was covered with a protective scaly armor as armor.

Approximately looked nodosaurus. /Foto:nationalgeographic.com

A giant tail

Five years ago, the National Institute of Anthropology and History in collaboration with the National Autonomous University of Mexico presented to the world skeleton tail hadrosaur, found by archaeologists in Mexico Coahuila desert. Sensational discovery allowed researchers to learn more about these giant duckbilled lizard that lived on Earth millions of years ago. If we consider that the length found the tail, consisting of 50 vertebrae - about five meters, it is easy to imagine how great was all hadrosaur. Presumably, prehistoric dinosaur length including tail was at least 10-11 meters, and it weighed more than three tons. Even more impressive is the fact that, according to paleontologists, these giant reptiles lived in packs and can develop very high speed.

Approximately looked hadrosaur. /Foto:dinohistory.ru

If any such large solid fragments of prehistoric animals on Earth are extremely rare. In addition, the tail is perfectly preserved. 20 days scientists were able to gently clean the bones of ancient sedimentary rocks without damaging the find.

This giant discovery is unique. /Foto:www.vrt.be

Next to the skeleton of the tail archaeologists found and thighs, as well as bones of other hadrosaurs.

Incidentally, the first hadrosaur skeleton on the planet was discovered in 1858 in New Jersey (USA). In general, the remains of this dinosaur species at different times, scientists are on all continents except Australia. In Russia, these lizards also were carried out. For example, in 1990, on the Amur highway when laying was found a piece of land 600 meters long, containing tens of thousands of bones hadrosaurs. Later the remains were removed and carefully studied the Russian-Belgian researchers.

The men prehistoric front

In 1971, during an international expedition to Mongolia, paleontologists have discovered skeletons of two dinosaurs who died, presumably, more than 70 million years ago during a fight. Velociraptor clutching claws of the hind legs in prototseraptora neck, and he, in turn, tried to tear the enemy leg and broke it.

They stood in mortal combat for millions of years. /Foto:blogspot.com

Presumably, both opponents were killed by the fact that they suddenly covered with huge sand waves.

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Four years ago, the International team of paleontologists discovered in Argentina, the remains of the huge ever existed on our planet dinosaurs. They also recognized the largest fossils found in the history of archeology and paleontology. The discovered bones accounted for about 70% of the skeleton of a prehistoric animal.

The head of the fossil groups, Dr. K. Lakovara and tibia dreadnought / Photo:. Wildwildworld.net.ua

Gave the name lizard Dreadnoughtus schrani and carried to the superorder herbivores titanosaurs. According to scientists, dreadnoughts were so great that none of prehistoric creatures could pose a threat to them.

drawn images megagiganta. /Foto:wildwildworld.net.ua

Weight being found in Argentina during his lifetime was about 65 tons, body length - 26 meters, and the bones of a dinosaur analysis showed that at the time of his death he was still young, in other words, the adult representatives Dreadnoughtus schrani reached even larger.

Approximately looked dinosaur Dreadnought. /Foto:wildwildworld.net.ua

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Three years ago in Canada, the territory of modern Natural Park Dinosaur Provincial Park, chasmosaurus remains have been found, and, of these scientists were able to collect almost the entire skeleton of this unusual lizard. This dinosaur distinguished by the presence of holes in the bone and the collar has three horns - over each eye and nose.

The remains of about 75 million. Years. Tens of millions of years ago, dinosaurs were such typical inhabitants of North America.

The famous skeleton chasmosaurus / Photo:. Travelermap.ru

Now this unique specimen adorns the exhibition of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (USA).

A small miracle in feathers

The year before, the scientific world was shaken another archaeological find. One of the Canadian paleontologists came across in the bazaar in Myanmar piece of amber, inside which was ... a fragment of a dinosaur tail. the contents of the amber study showed that prehistoric tail (or rather, tails), about 100 million years. This is the first time that part of the mummified dinosaur skeleton was seen in amber.

Surprise in amber. / Photo: Ryan C.McKellar

finds the length - 3, 6 cm and, most likely, this part of the body belonged not yet attained adulthood maniraptora - flying prehistoric creatures, which is considered one of the ancestors of some modern species of birds. The length of the dinosaur when life expectancy was less than 15 cm, in other words, it was the size of a sparrow.

Dinosaur size of a sparrow. / Picture: Xing McKellar, Cheung Chung, nat-geo.ru

With the help of computer tomography, researchers were able to see the fine details of the tail, as well as its structure. In addition, they have found traces of feathers in amber. But the highlight dinosaur DNA, alas, failed.