Scientists have analysed the amazingly well-preserved fossil of a dinosaur, the creature's soft tissues managed to avoid decay over millions of years due to fine sediments that formed a kind of cement after the animal fell in to a watery grave.
"A remarkably well-preserved fossil of a dinosaur has been analysed by scientists writing in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. They describe how the fossil's soft tissues were spared from decay by fine sediments that formed a mineral cast. "