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This bright orange life-form could point to new dino discoveries

The reflected infrared light of bone-loving lichen can be detected by drones

A weathered piece of bone lying on the ground, covered in patches of bright orange lichen.

Orange lichen growing on dinosaur bones (one shown) in Dinosaur Provincial Park can be detected by drones, potentially facilitating new finds.

Brian Pickles

By Taylor Mitchell Brown

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