Research
This may be the best evidence yet that dinosaur blood can fossilize
Science News · By Carolyn Gramling ·
The Brief
- Imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil points to blood cells
- Some researchers are not convinced by the findings
- Reported by Science News on 2026-11-06
Why it matters
It offers possible evidence that soft biological material such as blood cells can survive fossilization over more than 100 million years, which bears on how paleontologists interpret fossil tissues.
Who’s affected
- Paleontologists studying soft-tissue preservation
- #paleontology
- #dinosaurs
- #fossils
- #blood
- #soft tissue
Imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil points to blood cells. But some aren't convinced.
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Science News reports imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil pointing to blood cells
Science News
This may be the best evidence yet that dinosaur blood can fossilize