Old Softy: Tyrannosaurus fossil yields flexible tissue

Scientists analyzing fragments of a Tyrannosaurus rex‘s leg bone have recovered pliable material containing structures that appear to be cells and blood vessels.

TENDER TOUCH. Demineralized fragments from a Tyrannosaurus rex leg bone contain fibrous areas (arrows) yielding structures that appear to be cells of a type found in living bone. Science

Paleontologists usually find only a creature’s hard body parts, such as bones, teeth, or shells, preserved as fossils.