BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Protein links T. rex to chickens
BBC NEWS Science/Nature Protein links T. rex to chickens: "Protein extracted from 68 million-year-old T. rex bones has shed new light on the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds.
Researchers compared organic molecules preserved in the T. rex fossils with those of living animals, and found they were similar to chicken protein.
The discovery of protein in dinosaur bones is a surprise - organic material was not thought to survive this long. "
Researchers compared organic molecules preserved in the T. rex fossils with those of living animals, and found they were similar to chicken protein.
The discovery of protein in dinosaur bones is a surprise - organic material was not thought to survive this long. "
The caption to that picture is: "The resemblance may not be immediately obvious"
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