5 Prehistoric Animals Found As Mummies

One of the most exciting forms of fossils that prehistoric animals can leave are fossilised ‘mummies’ - instances of exceptionally well-preserved skin and other soft tissues covering a good deal of the body.

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Sources:
Thaumastosaurus frog mummy:
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Edmontosaurus:
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Lystrosaurus:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

Brachylophosaurus (Leonardo):
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Thescelosaurus leg:
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Tanis site controversy:
https://www.science.org/content/artic...
https://peerj.com/articles/18519/

0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Frog Mummy!
5:45 - Edmontosaurus dinosaur mummies
16:13 - Lystrosaurus mummies
20:17 - Brachylophosaurus (Leonardo)
24:07 - Thescelosaurus leg
29:18 - Outro