Canadian fossil reveals duck billed dinosaur skin preserved for 72 million years in startling detail

Scientists say it kept skin scales intact

A rare 72-million-year-old dinosaur fossil from Alberta, Canada, preserves intact skin and scales of a duck-billed species, offering an unusual look at how dinosaurs may have looked in life. Researchers used advanced imaging and analysis to study its composition and preservation, suggesting the region could hold more discoveries that deepen understanding of dinosaur biology.