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Mummies of hoofed dinosaurs found in Wyoming

Gail P Sherman
Oct 30, 2025
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A mummified dinosaur has given the most complete picture yet of dinosaur skin and, unexpectedly, hooves.

Two unfortunate duck-billed dinosaurs perished 66 million years ago in what is now Wyoming and were covered by a flash flood. Fast forward to 2025, and the two Edmontosaurus annectens have been transformed into mummies, enabling scientists to reconstr…

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