75 Million-Year-Old Blood Cells Discovered in Dinosaur Bones

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By Jon Tennant
Jun 9, 2015 3:00 PMMay 17, 2019 9:27 PM
Theropod dinosaur claw
Theropod claw in which the blood cells were found. Credit: Laurent Mekul

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It might sound like something out of Jurassic World but it’s true: Inside fossilized dinosaur bones, researchers have discovered 75-million-year-old red blood cells and proteins.

This discovery indicates that blood and other cells might be preserved much longer in fossils than previously believed. And studying these cells in the future could give us brand-new insights into how dinosaurs looked and behaved.

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