Duck-billed dinosaur fleshy midline and hooves reveal terrestrial clay-template “mummification” | Science

Two “mummies” of the end-Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus annectens preserve a fleshy crest over the neck and trunk, an interdigitating spike row over the hips and tail, and hooves capping the toes of the hind feet. A battery of tests showed …