Borealopelta Became A Dinosaur Mummy

The Borealopelta dinosaur was discovered in Alberta, Canada, after a miner struck the fossil at an oil sands mine in 2011. When paleontologists recovered it, they found far more than bones: its armor was still in life position, parts of its skin survived, and even stomach contents from its last meal remained inside the body. The fossil looked so complete and lifelike that researchers described it more like a mummy than an ordinary dinosaur fossil.

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