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Fossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists

02 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC · 2 independent sources
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🚨 MOLECULAR TRACES FOUND IN 115-MILLION-YEAR-OLD DINOSAUR BONES Chemical tests on Aratasaurus bone identified heme. The discovery involved an iron-carrying molecule preserved in the bones of a Brazilian dinosaur. Aratasaurus lived and died in what is now north-eastern Brazil 115 million years ago. Source: ABC Australia, The Guardian #dinosaur #bone #redbloodcells

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