‘Dinosaur Mummy’ Emerges From the Oil Sands of Alberta
By CRAIG S. SMITHMAY 12, 2017
The animal probably died as it lived — defying predators with its heavy armor
and size — and after 110 million years, its face remains frozen in a ferocious reptilian glare.
Don Brinkman said that It’s basically a dinosaur mummy — it really is exceptional,
The dinosaur, with fossilized skin and gut contents intact, came from the Millennium
Mine six years ago in the oil sands of northern Alberta, once a seabed.
Dr. Brinkman said the museum was careful not to inhibit industrial activity when retrieving fossils so
that excavators weren’t afraid to call when they found something.
That sea was full of life, teeming with giant reptiles
that grew as long as 60 feet, while its shores were traversed by massive dinosaurs for millions of years.
Brinkman said that The shovel operator at the mine saw a block with a funny pattern and got in touch with a geologist,