List of dinosaur specimens with preserved soft tissue

There have been some discoveries of unusually well-preserved fossil dinosaur specimens which bear remnants of tissues and bodily structures. Organic tissue was previously thought to decay too quickly to enter the fossil record, unlike more mineralised bones and teeth, however, research now suggests the potential for the long-term preservation of original soft tissues over geological time, leading to the formulation of various hypotheses regarding the underlying mechanisms involved.

Ornithischians

Basal ornithischians

Ornithopods

Ceratopsians

Thyreophorans

Theropods

Basal theropods

Avialans

Non-avialan maniraptoriformes

"Compsognathids"

Tyrannosauroids

Carnosaurs

Ceratosaurs

Sauropodomorphs

Diplodocids

Macronarians

See also

• Dinosaur coloration
• Feathered dinosaur
• List of non-avian dinosaur species preserved with evidence of feathers
• Dinosaur mummy
• List of fossils with consumulites

Sources

• Chiappe, Luis M.; Meng, Qingjin (2016). Birds of Stone: Chinese Avian Fossils from the Age of Dinosaurs. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. .
• Sanders, F.; Manley, K.; Carpenter, K. (2001). "Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae". In Tanke, Darren; Carpenter, Ken (eds.). Mesozoic Vertebrate Life: New Research Inspired by the Paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press. pp. 166–180.

References