Dinosaur mummy found with hooves and a hidden crest

Scientists have reconstructed the most complete and lifelike profile of Edmontosaurus annectens thanks to an extraordinary preservation process called clay templating, in which a thin clay film captured the dinosaurs skin, scales, spikes, and even hooves in three dimensions. By combining newly excavated mummies, advanced imaging, and artistic reconstruction, researchers revealed a tall crest, a single row of tail spikes, delicate pebble-like scales, and-most remarkably-the earliest known hooves ...