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Are dinosaur bones actual bone (and do they contain dna)?

Asked by alexrules350 about 1 month ago, 7 answers.

Are dinosaur bones actual bone (and do they contain DNA)?

Answered by gayguy0069 on Sep 29, 2009, 01:07PM
258 answers

is this a serious question?
they wouldnt be called dinosaur bones if they werent bones

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Answered by erykamoon on Sep 29, 2009, 12:48PM

Yes and yes but they have become fossilized so it does not contain complete DNA anymore

Answered by alexrules350 on Sep 29, 2009, 01:29PM
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'tis a serious question, aparently the bones become crystalised due to pressure however I'm pretty sure that's wrong. So to elaborate, would you be able to retrieve a full T-rex DNA from bones or bone marrow?

Answered by gayguy0069 on Sep 29, 2009, 01:36PM
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In the antarctic or a tar pit you might if it was preserved well enough
It would be incredibly rare though

Answered by arachnid on Sep 29, 2009, 02:25PM
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Actually, no - fossils are no longer the original material, but are rather totally replaced by minral deposits. Preservation of soft tissue - and hence DNA - is very rare indeed. Details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil#Types_of_preservation

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Answered by zeig on Oct 01, 2009, 04:40PM
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actualy most bones have been found to have a lot of soft tissue in them still, using a chemical prosses that does something to them (I don't know wht it is) the tissue is resoftened and there is a lot of DNA in it

Answered by surferjoe2007 on Oct 07, 2009, 03:53PM
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Older bones are fossilized, meaning they've been replaced with stone. The stone comes from what's dissolved in ground water.

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