Dinosaur Rib Fractures: A Tale Of Survival And Extinction

Dinosaurs remind many people of fantastic combat scenes that result in grave injuries, or a painful death. In reality, fighting is no more than just a tiny slice of any animals life. Researchers think they may have uncovered preserved soft tissue in the remains of a dinosaur that has been dead for 195 million years. The finding suggests that proteins are able to survive. Complete series of ribs in dinosaurs are rare, although there are a few taxa in which enough ribs were preserved to observe morphological trends.

Researchers discovered ancient collagen and protein remains preserved in the ribs of a dinosaur that walked the earth 195 million years ago. No, this doesnt mean jurassic. We present the histological and taphonomic analysis of a dinosaur dorsal rib fragment from the marlia formation in the western state of minas gerais. One eighth of their injuries were to the head, and roughly one quarter each were to the vertebral column and ribs, proximal (upper) forelimbs and distal (lower) hind limbs.