Dakota is the nickname given to a fossil Edmontosaurus from the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota. It is about 67 million years old, placing it in the Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous period. It was about 11 m (35 ft) long and weighed about 3.5 tons. The fossil is unusual and scientifically valuable because soft tissue including skin and muscle have been fossilized, giving researchers the rare opportunity to study more than bones, as with most vertebrate fossils.

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  • Dakota is the nickname given to a fossil Edmontosaurus from the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota. It is about 67 million years old, placing it in the Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous period. It was about 11 m (35 ft) long and weighed about 3.5 tons. The fossil is unusual and scientifically valuable because soft tissue including skin and muscle have been fossilized, giving researchers the rare opportunity to study more than bones, as with most vertebrate fossils. Preliminary research results indicate that hadrosaurs had heavier tails and were able to run faster than was previously thought.
  • Dakota – nazwa nadana sfozylizowanemu edmontozaurowi znalezionemu w formacji Hell Creek w Dakocie Północnej. Jest ona datowana na około 67 milionów lat (mastrycht) i ma ok. 11 m długości i 3,5 t wagi. Jest to cenne i rzadkie znalezisko, ze względu na zachowane tkanki miękkie, w tym skórę i mięśnie. Daje to badaczom możliwość bliższego przebadania anatomii edmontozaura. Oględziny tej skamieliny wykazały, że hadrozaury miały cięższe ogony i potrafiły biegać szybciej, niż wcześniej przypuszczano.
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  • February 2009
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  • Dakota is the nickname given to a fossil Edmontosaurus from the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota. It is about 67 million years old, placing it in the Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous period. It was about 11 m (35 ft) long and weighed about 3.5 tons. The fossil is unusual and scientifically valuable because soft tissue including skin and muscle have been fossilized, giving researchers the rare opportunity to study more than bones, as with most vertebrate fossils.
  • Dakota – nazwa nadana sfozylizowanemu edmontozaurowi znalezionemu w formacji Hell Creek w Dakocie Północnej. Jest ona datowana na około 67 milionów lat (mastrycht) i ma ok. 11 m długości i 3,5 t wagi. Jest to cenne i rzadkie znalezisko, ze względu na zachowane tkanki miękkie, w tym skórę i mięśnie. Daje to badaczom możliwość bliższego przebadania anatomii edmontozaura.
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  • Dakota (fossil)
  • Dakota (mumia)
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