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Dinosaur "mummification": Clay templating in a fluvial setting preserves three-dimensional integument renderings after carcass desiccation

Saitta, E. T.; Sereno, P. C.; Vidal, D.; Ciudad Real, M.; Keillor, T. M.; Bop, L.; Baumgart, S. L.; Burdick, A.; Radermacher, V. J.; Kaye, T. G.; Dussubieux, L.; Maxey, E.; Filatov, A. S.; Chen, X. (2026)

Citation

Saitta, E. T.; Sereno, P. C.; Vidal, D.; Ciudad Real, M.; Keillor, T. M.; Bop, L.; Baumgart, S. L.; Burdick, A.; Radermacher, V. J.; Kaye, T. G.; Dussubieux, L.; Maxey, E.; Filatov, A. S.; Chen, X. (2026). Dinosaur "mummification": Clay templating in a fluvial setting preserves three-dimensional integument renderings after carcass desiccation. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 71(3): 535-579. Polska Akademia Nauk Instytut Paleobiologii (Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences). doi:10.4202/app.01349.2026

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  • Edmontosaurus

    Structural and chemical analysis of the UCRC mummies finding little evidence of endogenous organics; the integument is preserved as a clay template after subaerial desiccation and rapid burial.