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Intact Dinosaur Veins Were Running With Blood 80 Million Years Ago

Biological Sciences

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A dinosaur exhibit shows life-sized long-necked and flying dinosaur models against the blue sky of an atrium.

Mar 6, 2025

Soft Tissue Samples Can Survive in Several Different Dinosaur Fossils

Recent findings by NC State researchers provide further evidence for the preservation of soft tissues and structures through deep time.

Mar 4, 2025

Eggshells Point to Diverse Dino Ecosystem in North America

Lindsay Zanno explains what fossilized eggshells can tell us about life in the Late Cretaceous period.

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An artistic rendering of a pair of dinosaurs walking through a cave toward a swamp.

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Discovering Dinosaurs

Paleontologists from NC State and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences helped unearth a new dinosaur species.

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Life Underground Suited New Dinosaur Fine

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Dinos in the woods

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Dig This: ‘Neglected’ Dinosaur Had Super Senses

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Intact Dinosaur Veins Were Running With Blood 80 Million Years Ago

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“Part of the value of this research is that it gives us insight into how proteins can modify and change over 80 million years," added Mary Schweitzer, a molecular paleontologist and professor at NC State.