For decades, dinosaur colors were estimated, but now, preserved skin and advanced geochemical analysis are revealing their true hues—offering a clearer view of what these prehistoric creatures really looked like 🦕 #DrainTheOceans is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic History

This fossil isn't just bone... it shows what dinosaur skin looks like. 🦕 This Late Cretaceous specimen (~76 million years old) comes from the 16-foot-long tail of a duck-billed dinosaur, most likely Brachylophosaurus, and preserves something rare: skin impressions! While examining the specimen, our fossil preparator, Dan Large, noticed an area of unusual hardness, which turned out to be preserved skin imprints. Discoveries like this offer valuable insight into dinosaur skin texture and exceptio