It took four years to excavate the skeletons, which were shipped to Philadelphia by container ship
Wouldn't Chile or Argentina want those? Why are they shipped out? It seems cumbersome and unnecessarily risky.
Wouldn't Chile or Argentina want those? Why are they shipped out? It seems cumbersome and unnecessarily risky.
"The researchers performed laser scans of all of the bones and published 3-D models of each. That could allow other paleontologists to study the fossil from afar and even print three-dimensional replicas of the bones. Dr. Lacovara and his collaborators are undertaking additional research to use the models to study how Dreadnoughtus moved.
Even some softer tissues like tendons were preserved, and the scientists are trying to extract proteins and possibly DNA from some of the bones."