I’m a physicist who studies fossils, and I recently discovered preserved blood vessels in the world’s largest T. rex

By Jerit Leo Mitchell, Physics PhD Candidate, University of Regina

Despite the fact that much of the current research in paleontology focuses on trying to find traces of organic remains in fossils, dinosaur DNA has unfortunately never been recovered.

A lot of what we know about dinosaurs comes from preserved bones and teeth that are dug out of the ground. These hard tissues alone, however, are limited in the information they provide.

Soft tissues are extremely…

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