アヒルのくちばし の 恐竜 の 肉 の ある 中間 線 と 爪 は,地上の 粘土 の 模様 の" mumification" を 明らかに し て いる
Paul C Sereno1,2, Evan T Saitta1, Daniel Vidal1,3
1Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
まとめ
エドモントサウルスの2つのミイラには 化石化した皮膚,刺さりと足首が 薄い粘土のテンプレートとして保存されています この独特の保存は 軟組織が失われる前に 肉体の腐敗過程で起こりました
科学分野:
- 古生物学
- 地質学
背景:
- 恐竜の柔らかい組織は 珍しく保存されています
- 化石化した皮膚や 針や足の爪は 恐竜の解剖学や保存過程について 洞察力を与えてくれます
研究 の 目的:
- エドモントサウルス・アネクテンスの2つの"ミミア"の体構造の保存メカニズムを調査する.
主な方法:
- 様々な検査を用いた化石化した (皮,刺,足) の分析.
- の保護層を顕微鏡で検査する.
主要な成果:
- 化石化したは,薄い粘土の模様 (厚さ1mm未満) として保存されています.
- この粘土の模様は 軟組織が失われる前に 腐敗した肉体の表面に形成されたものです
- このテンプレート作成プロセスは,無酸素の海洋環境で観察されるものと類似しています.
結論:
- これらのエドモントサウルスの"ミミア"は 外部粘土のマスクとして保存されています 永久鉱物化骨ではありません
- この保存モードは 恐竜の軟組織と腐敗過程の ユニークな記録を提供します
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