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Traces of dinosaur blood found for the 1st time?

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Within this fossil is the first direct molecular evidence of compounds from dinosaur blood preserved within structures that look like red blood cells. Image via Curtin University/ The Conversation.




Scientists found the first direct molecular evidence of dinosaur blood in a 115-million-year-old fossil bone from Brazil. The bone contains structures resembling red blood cells.



Chemical analysis revealed heme molecules, a key component of hemoglobin. It also found traces of collagen, supporti

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