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RARE DINOSAUR SKIN WITH SOFT TISSUE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Rocks, Fossils & Minerals Start Price:0.00 USD Estimated At:1,250.00 - 1,500.00 USD
RARE DINOSAUR SKIN WITH SOFT TISSUE
RARE DINOSAUR SKIN WITH SOFT TISSUE. Dinosaur skin is the rarest and most coveted of dinosaur fossils because of its extreme rarity being preserved only under extraordinary conditions. The dinosaur had to have been completely covered by fine mud sediments probably in a large river delta within a day or so after dying to avoid bacterial breakdown of the skin and soft tissue which would occur immediately. This type of extreme condition may have occurred in a massive flood. The skin texture was impressed in detail in the soft clay forming a natural mold which was later filled by more muddy sand creating a natural cast and remained intact for over 65 million years even after the skin and other soft tissue was destroyed by bacteria. This large section of dinosaur skin is from an Edmontosaurus duckbilled dinosaur and is between 65-70 million years old and was found along with some fragmented Edmontosaurus bones in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana. Also, soft tissue has also been fossilized along with the skin. The soft tissue could be muscle or glands but it is impossible to say for certain because it is not known what part of the duckbilled dinosaur this skin section came from. The answer might be coming soon as a more complete Edmontosaurus with soft tissue has been found and was featured on a National Geographic Show titled "Dinosaur Autopsy " with a book coming out later this year.

This large section of matrix is 10.5 x 7 inches and has skin impressions on both sides of the limestone rock. The best detailed skin is 4 x 3 inches showing excellent detail with a large 8X1 inch section curving beneath it. Also present which was just below the skin layer when the dinosaur was alive is a 2.5 x 2 inch section imprint of the muscle or gland that was present. On the back of the slab is an 8 inch long skin impression area that varies in thickness from 1-3 inches. All of the color is original just as found when the rare specimen was broken out of a larger piece of rock. The Dinosaur Autopsy show called their find the most important of the decade and an offering of dinosaur skin with soft tissue preservation may never be offered for sale again.

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Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.

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