Article Image

IPFS News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology

Revealed: Incredible 110 million-year-old 'four-legged tank' dinosaur...

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, Tim Collins

A fossil so well preserved that it looks like a statue is being unveiled today at a museum in Canada.

The 110 million-year-old nodosaur fossil, dubbed the 'four legged tank' was discovered by a miner in a find so rare, it's being described as like winning the lottery'.

The armoured plant-eater is the best preserved fossil of its kind ever found, according to reports in National Geographic

It was found by Shawn Funk, when he was digging at the Millenium Mine near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, Canada, on March 21, 2011.

He hit something which seemed out of place from the surrounding rock, and decided to take a closer look.

The fossil he uncovered was sent to the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology.

They spent the next six years working on uncovering the beast within the 2,500-pound (1,100 kg) lump of earth.

According to the museum, it is the best preserved armoured dinosaur in the world, including skin and armour, and is complete from the snout to hips.

 It took over 7,000 hours to prepare this specimen for research and display.


Free Talk Live