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"Ciro" the Scipionyx to be celebrated

Adam Khor · 2020-07-11 22:18:57

Scipionyx is notable for being one of the best preserved and most complete dinosaur fossils ever found- preserving even petrified internal organs such as the heart, liver and thymus, as well as cartilage, muscle and gut tissue. Even the keratinous sheats of the claws are preserved. It is believed to have been a juvenile…

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11-07-2020 11:18pm

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Adam Khor

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Scipionyx is notable for being one of the best preserved and most complete dinosaur fossils ever found- preserving even petrified internal organs such as the heart, liver and thymus, as well as cartilage, muscle and gut tissue. Even the keratinous sheats of the claws are preserved. It is believed to have been a juvenile compsognathid.

Article is in Italian:

https://www.ilmattino.it/benevento/operazione_per_valorizzare_ciro_governo_in_campo_per_il_dinosauro-4267362.html

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