Article 3R01B Oldest known case of dandruff found in 125m-year-old dinosaur

Oldest known case of dandruff found in 125m-year-old dinosaur

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Scientists have discovered fossilised dandruff on the skin of a feathered microraptor

The oldest known case of dandruff has been identified in a small feathered dinosaur that roamed the Earth about 125m years ago.

Paleontologists found tiny flakes of fossilised skin on a crow-sized microraptor, a meat-eating dinosaur that had wings on all four of its limbs.

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