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Tests Confirm T. Rex Kinship With Birds
Thursday April 24, @03:29PM
From the article: "In the first analysis of proteins extracted from dinosaur bones, scientists say they have established more firmly than ever that the closest living relatives of the mighty predator Tyrannosaurus rex are modern birds." This was discovered by testing the soft tissue recently found in fossils.
T-rex blood found
Wednesday May 31 2006, @03:37PM
Soft tissue in dinosaur fossils found - but we're not ready to build Jurassic Park just yet. Interestingly, this raises questions about the decay process as it is understood by paleontologists, as it has been long believed that soft tissues could not be preserved for millions of years inside fossils. Schweitzer's work also has implications in the hunt for life elsewhere in the solar system.
