The Dinosaur Mummy
Monday, 12 May 2008
One of the most momentous discoveries in palaeontology was made in 2003 when a 67 million year-old dinosaur 'mummy' was unearthed in the spectacular badlands of North Dakota in America.
Mummified dinosaurs are extremely rare.
Only a handful have been discovered and none with as much potential to revolutionise our knowledge of dinosaurs.
The body of this mummified dinosaur, named Dakota, was exceptionally well preserved.
Its skin, tendons, ligaments and potential bodily organs were found inside this three-dimensional giant fossil, therefore making it one of the rarest and most intact dinosaurs ever found.
Dakota's discovery brought researchers as close as they had ever come to working on an actual dinosaur.
The film follows the extraordinary process of excavating the mummy, the analysis from one of the largest CT scans ever taken and the potentially ground-breaking results of the scientific investigation.
The Dinosaur Mummy illustrates the findings of the team with CGI simulations of the dinosaur's movement and appearance, bringing Dakota to life and exploring the exceptional circumstances of its death and how it came to be mummified millions of years ago.
This episode is on CHANNEL 4, Monday 12 May 2008 @ 9-10pm.
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