Traces of dinosaur blood found in world-first discovery

Evidence of red blood cells has been discovered inside fossilised dinosaur bones in a study researchers have labelled ‘a landmark discovery’.

The surprise discovery of an iron-carrying molecule preserved in the bones of a Brazilian dinosaur adds to research about soft tissues found in fossils that are millions of years old.

Curtin University A 115-million-year-old fossil dinosaur bone encased in a dense mat of microbes found in Brazil contains tiny structures resembling red blood cells, and molecular traces of blood. Along with colleagues from Brazil, Japan and the United States, we’re reporting…