fossilize
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For many years, paleontologists have studied annual growth rings preserved inside the fossilized leg bones of Tyrannosaurus rex.
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To better understand what filled that space, researchers including a team from the University of Tokyo analyzed CT scans of fossilized Triceratops skulls.
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However, the skull had fossilized with the mouth closed, hiding internal structures such as the brain case.
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These included body size, patterns of tooth wear, chemical clues such as isotope levels preserved in fossil remains, and in rare cases fossilized stomach contents that revealed an animal's last meal.
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These conditions usually erase delicate biological remains long before they can fossilize.
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