Strange duck-fossil dinosaur fossils with tumors on the face

A specimen of platypus dinosaurs discovered in Transylvania is the first animal to appear on a face tumor.

A fossil specimen of a newly discovered duck beak in Transylvania (Romania). This is the first animal to appear on a face tumor. This sign is not cancer but a type of glaucoma . This type of tumor is also found in contemporary reptiles, mammals, and even humans.

Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus - speculum of ducks, characteristic animals in the dinosaur world. This special creature was found in dinosaur valleys in western Romania and lived 67 to 69 million years ago today.

Shortly after excavation (more than 10 years ago), the researchers noted the deformation of this fossil specimen. However, what is the cause of that unusual shape so far has not been answered.

Speculum ducks have tumors on their faces.

"This discovery is an unprecedented description of the fossil record and was first documented in the documentary of dwarf dinosaurs. Telmatosaurus is thought to be the origin of the duck-billed genealogy, and the The appearance of deformation on the face during their evolution provides more evidence that duckbill dinosaurs are more likely to have tumors than other dinosaurs, " said Kate Acheson, a graduate student at the University of Southampton. know.

Investigators found the cause of the distortion using micro-CT scanning functions, allowing researchers to deepen the fossil record without damaging its value. Duck-billed dinosaurs are capable of enduring high pain when the first tumor begins to develop, while humans cannot.

The fact that only two pieces of the lower jaw of the animal have been found, so the scientific world cannot determine the cause of the death of the baby dinosaurs.Predators (predators) often attack members with signs of malformations or illness in the herd. This dinosaur is often found in North America, Europe and Asia. When the first fossils were discovered, the researchers believed the creature possessed webbed feet.

However, recent research shows that these animals possess pads on their feet, quite similar to today's camels. These organisms live mainly on land, although they are always near water areas.

This discovery sheds light on the same way that dinosaurs and humans suffer. This finding also provides evidence of the evolution of tumors in dinosaurs. Analysis of tumors in ancient dinosaur fossils has been published in the Journal of Scientific Reports.