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Author Topic:   Dinosaur blood?
tubi417
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Message 1 of 22 (117759)
06-23-2004 1:47 AM


I recently read an article that talked about hemoglobin being discovered in dinosaur bones. The bones are said to be 80 million years old. I'm just wondering how long hemoglobin can last in an animal thats dead and become fossilized. Is it possible that it could last for 80 million years?
heres the article-
http://www.exn.ca/dinosaurs/story.asp?id=1997061203&name=...

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tubi417
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Message 4 of 22 (117770)
06-23-2004 2:11 AM
Reply to: Message 3 by NosyNed
06-23-2004 2:01 AM


Re: Read a bit more carefully
ok but then how long can these fragments of hemoglobin last?

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