Edmontosaurus dinosaur skin impression Troodon 5 m in length

5 m in length

is an ape-like creature that inhabits the forests of North America

After a lengthy court battle over ownership the bones were assembled

a very primitive theropod

The original fossil is currently being prepared further to separate the individual skull elements

Edmontosaurus dinosaur skin impression Troodon 5 m in lengthDinosaur skin impressions are quite rare. We often find bone, which tells us about the osteology of these ancient animals, however typically the soft parts of the animals decayed and were not preserved. Skin impressions are rare, but when found, and, if carefully prepared, they help us to more accurately envision what they would have looked like in life. This hadrosaur skin impression is from an original specimen. Age: Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian