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Duck-Billed Dinosaur ‘Mummies’ Are Clay Molds Formed by Microbes, Scientists Say


Wyoming’s “dinosaur mummies,” once thought to preserve fossilized flesh, are actually detailed clay molds formed by microbes as the creatures decayed

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Duck-billed dinosaur “mummies” preserve fleshy hide and hooves in thin layers of clay - EurekAlert!