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Lahars kill dinos!! After examining the material in which the specimens were preserved, the researchers found that they were preserved in volcanic rock, suggesting that the animals were buried in flowing material from an eruption. There was no evidence that the bones were affected by intense heat which indicated that were probably smothered by lahar, a slurry of water, mud and rock, as opposed to lava. Furthermore, all of their spines were pointing in the same direction, further supporting the idea that they were caught up in flowing material. Read more at iflscience/plants-and-animals/dinosaurs-may-have-had-babysitters#8ykPFz5A7QGyTZaW.99
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:56:22 +0000

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