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Who brings fossil

animals back to life?

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reconstruct an Edmontosaurus

Scientists work together with specialist artists (paleo-artists) to create lifelike paintings and models of fossil animals. It is one of the main

w ■ ■ Put the bones together to form a skeleton. You need to see the body shape and where the joints moved.

w m Check for lumps on the skuli. Don’t forget these looked bigger in life, because they were covered in keratin (the substance nails are madę from).

03.

Study

living relatives, such as crocodilians and birds. From their bodies, you will be able to work out where the muscles went.

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ways they show off their finds. The process is not easy. Often, scientists cannot agree on basie details. Artists need a thorough knowledge of modern animal anatomy.

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■ Look at fossilized skin to see what texture the dinosaur's skin had. (If you can’t find any preserved skin, you'l just have to guess!)

* 04.

Look at fossil

traekways to work out how the dinosaur held its legs and how it must have moved.

Top tools for cleaning a fossil

Hammer and chisel:

Used for removing large chunks of rock

Saw:

Used closer to the fossilized bonę, to clean away smaller areas of rock

Dental drill:

Used for the delicate cleaning that reveals the fine details

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