# Scientists recover T. rex soft tissue **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 24, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089 "2005-03-24T21:28:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/81 "2013-12-02T15:10:01Z")
[ZOMBIE THREAD RESURRECTION] Mysteriously Intact T. Rex Tissue Finally Explained [http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/mysteriously-intact-t-rex-tissue-finally-explained-131127.htm](http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/mysteriously-intact-t-rex-tissue-finally-explained-131127.htm) > [@](#): > > Dinosaurs’ iron-rich blood, combined with a good environment for fossilization, may explain the amazing existence of soft tissue from the Cretaceous (a period that lasted from about 65.5 million to 145.5 million years ago) and even earlier. The specimens Schweitzer works with, including skin, show evidence of excellent preservation. The bones of these various specimens are articulated, not scattered, suggesting they were buried quickly. They’re also buried in sandstone, which is porous and may wick away bacteria and reactive enzymes that would otherwise degrade the bone. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/82 "2013-12-02T19:14:33Z")
This is the beginning of the end! ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/83 "2013-12-02T23:27:05Z")
Cool, a zombie revival with new science! Thanks. After I realized it was an eight year old thread I was afraid that it would be a spambot or a creationist coming to “enlighten” us all. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/84 "2013-12-03T03:07:45Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > This is the beginning of the end! Actually, it’s the end of the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/85 "2013-12-03T03:20:51Z")
My heart skipped a beat when I saw the linked article and then when I realzied this was all from 2005 I was like, “Why the hell aren’t I riding a Dinosaur to work by now?!” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/86 "2013-12-03T03:45:51Z")
> [@](#): > > “Why the hell aren’t I riding a Dinosaur to work by now?!” Just think about that…would you want to be stuck in a dino traffic jam? I mean, can you imagine what kind of road rage incidents you’d have? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/87 "2013-12-03T04:17:43Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > “Why the hell aren’t I riding a Dinosaur to work by now?!” No shit, huh? Screw flying cars… bring me my Dinosaur, yabba dabba do! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/88 "2013-12-03T04:45:46Z")
So…The Flintstones isn’t set in the past, but in a post-apocalyptic future? Explains a lot. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/89 "2013-12-03T05:29:10Z")
Keep those things over your side of the planet thanks. If someone starts crossing a T rex with an Emu or Kangaroo I’m moving to New Zealand.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089/90 "2013-12-03T06:13:02Z")
Amazon should have announced that they plan to start offering express delivery of orders by pterodactyl! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089.md?page=4)