Dinosaur herd found fossilized in gemstones in Australia

Imprints of ancient bones or footprints are often found in rock, but that's not the only way they form – in much rarer cases they can also be encased in opal. Now palaeontologists in Australia have uncovered the most complete "opalized" dinosaur, which also happens to be a new species.

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Category: Science

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• Australia
• Bones
• Dinosaurs
• Fossils
• Paleontology

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2JXjSU0