Recently Discovered "Mummified" Dinosaur Is So Well-Preserved It Even Has The Skin And Guts Intact (Photos & Video)

This way they found out that the nodosaur's coloring was a dark reddish brown on the top of the body – and lighter on the underside. Since this dinosaur was an herbivore, its skin color must have played a role in protecting it from the enormous carnivores present at the time. And the fact that we're talking about a massive, heavily-armored dinosaur illustrates just how dangerous those predators must have been… Technician Mark Mitchell prepping the Nodosaur. Royal Tyrrell Museum