Fossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists
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Chemical tests on Aratasaurus bone identify presence of heme, the organic compound that allows haemoglobin in blood to carry oxygen around body
Prof Kliti Grice with the fossilised remains of the Aratasaurus, a dinosaur that lived in Brazil 115m years ago. Photograph: Curtin UniversityProf Kliti Grice with the fossilised remains of the Aratasaurus, a dinosaur that lived in Brazil 115m years ago. Photograph: Curtin UniversityFossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists
Chemical tests on Aratasaurus bone identify presence of heme, the organic compound that allows haemoglobin in blood to carry oxygen around body
