A Mummified Dinosaur Leg Has Been Discovered | 7 Days of Science

[@patrickmccurry1563]

It's hard to imagine the odds of something naturally mummifying, then fossilizing. Both super rare events, like hitting the lottery twice in a row.

[@bri1085]

Not only mummifying, then fossilising, but also surviving the 65 or so years million years

[@Tibovl]

@@bri1085 Yup, lots of fossils get destroyed when the stone layer that they lay in erodes.

[@Bajolzas]

Considering there has been billions of dinosaurs living over millions of years, it doesn't seem so hard for such a case to exist

[@borisahsmann7190]

And then actually being found by some bald apes 65 million years later.

[@LowRankingSparrow6145]

Probably rarer than that actually

[@melvinshine9841]

Legend has it, one day, Doug will get to finish an intro. That mummified leg looks incredible.

[@michelleburridge3964]

it really does. i bet it would go great with some mint sauce

[@Lucius1958]

BREAKING: the mummified remains of a species, provisionally classified as 'Doug', were recently discovered on a British beach. From wound analysis on the remains, as well as coprolites found upon them, it appears that this individual met its end in unequal combat with a flock of gulls. An empty and mutilated chip bag, found near the fossil, seems to support this hypothesis.🤣

[@tardismole]

@@Lucius1958 LOL

[@thetvbaby83]

@@Lucius1958 frigging sky 🐀 rats got another one 😠

[@brianmsahin]

@@Lucius1958 🤣🤣

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

I can barely believe that something over 60 million years old ends up mummified, that is astonishing! Edit: Not a mummy at all as several people have pointed out, but the level of preservation is nonetheless exceptional.

[@jojomojo508]

It's not a mummy. It's more like a cast or an a 3D imprint

[@brettwood1351]

If you think about it, perhaps the best time for a corpse to be left undisturbed, and buried fully intact would be right after the impact. It would have also been killing off most the things that would scavenged a body normally.

[@eudyptes5046]

The term "dinosaur mummy" is very unfortunate, it confuses people outside the field and is sometimes used as argument for the young age of the earth by creationists. The thing is, it's just a name used for a certain type of fossils which are unusually well preserved, e.g. with skin impressions, sometimes even internal structures etc. Such things can happen when the circumstances of fossilisation are very favourable (quick covering by sediments, chemistry of the water etc.). But it's still a normal fossil, everything is substituted by minerals, it's just stone like any other fossil, only with more details of the animal preserved than usual.

[@toericabaker]

but... the title of the video says "mummifed" too? THE STORY OF US' description was fine... lol

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

@@toericabaker A mummy indicates that it is the actual bodily remains of the animal, like a mammoth entombed in ice. Dinosaurs are so old that there is nothing left of them, fossils are their bones basically turned into a rock cast of the bones they ONCE were. Mummies are the actual animal, fossils are (oversimplified) the animal turned entirely to stone .

[@TieYourLaurenDown]

I’m still completely in the dark about the 7DOS lore, but I love every second of it.

[@samwalker8200]

I love this I've never thought of it that way

[@marcgorter8651]

I've always wondered what's with the sudden cut offs when switching to the other host

[@MasterArchfiend]

Wait? Is it supposed to make sense?

[@raylopez99]

@@marcgorter8651 It's call a "Jump Cut" and it's done for effect. If you lived in the 1980s and watched the music video "MTV" you'd be familiar with the 'why". It was considered "modern" back then, but now I think it has a comedic effect.

[@marcgorter8651]

@@raylopez99 I wasn't around for most of the 80's, and the years I was I barely remember, unfortunately. Did the MTV jump cuts cut off people mid-sentence, though?

[@dynamoterror18]

I hope they'll make a special episode for that mummified thescelosaurus leg!

[@_NoViews]

I believe the discovery news went to the BBC and they're developing a documentary about it.

[@Jinx-z2g]

@@_NoViews bloody awesome!

[@stevewilliams5915]

That leg looks like a chicken leg and thigh right out of the barbeque.

[@brianmsahin]

@@stevewilliams5915 That's true, I wanted to order KFC right after seeing it!

[@_NoViews]

For anyone still wondering here's a clip from the segment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bInGqX6KjdKKfLs

[@Leto85]

That leg is astonishing! It looks like it confirms a lot of things that scientists have already theorised: the form of the legs and how much they represent birds. If I wouldn't know any better this leg could easily be created in a Stan Winston studio for the next Jurassic World movie. What I mean with that is that Stan Winston was already creating dinosaurs that look exactly like this before this fossil was even found! Astonishing how accurate those predictions/finds were without a mummy version to prove it and now here we are with that proof.

[@Jinx-z2g]

Are birds reptiles then?

[@thogthemighty7960]

@@Jinx-z2g always have been

[@Leto85]

@@Jinx-z2g No. But according to evolution theories birds evolved from reptiles, dinosaurs that is, the avian kind. As a child I always found it paculiar how similar chicken legs were to the legs of my Jurassic Park dinosaur toys. I was 7 though, and didn't question it.

[@JuanHernandez-oj6nd]

@@Leto85 are u 100% sure that that is true and no fallacies can come about it. Because different kinds of animals share some physical similarities with another kind, but that doesn’t make them “evolutionary links”.

[@levihuttner3260]

@@JuanHernandez-oj6nd birds are dinosaurs, so by extension they are reptiles, though they lack most of the ancestral reptile features.

[@maiawalters413]

Its surprising how right we are when we think about how it would have looked, y'know?

[@mtn1793]

People are amazing! (When they’re not busy being idiots…)

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

looks similar to current animals tbh.

[@brianmsahin]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922 Well, they would do. After all evolution tends to come up with similar adaptations to similar environments. You didn't expect them to find a set of wheels, did you?

[@colinsmith1288]

@@mtn1793 l like being an idiot,it makes me feel prehistoric. Dino leg anyone!

[@mtn1793]

@@colinsmith1288 In prehistory, before written knowledge, you might even be considered a genius!

[@maximhelios8]

Watching Ben smile while he gives us dinosaur news makes my whole day 10x better

[@thelittleal1212]

The true mystery of all the news is, how, when and where did Doug go

[@tinamclaughlin1991]

OMG!! A mummified dinosaur leg! It's like a time machine going right back to tell us what it was and what it look like! Fantastic!

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

It sure looks like it died in a fire. Could be just a normal forest fire, or something volcanic. But if they truly found iridium dust all over it...wow.

[@richardbidinger2577]

@@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking it would literally be the smoking gun not to mention something equivalent to a dinosaur holy grail.

[@_robustus_]

Fascinating new footage of Doug in his natural habitat: the chippy.

[@FakeSugarVillain]

So glad Doug found substenance to keep himself fed

[@WaterShowsProd]

Ichthyosaur and chips.

[@richardbidinger2577]

@@WaterShowsProd 👍

[@dionettaeon]

Until the end, I thought Doug got stranded on an island. Very quirky. It's cool to see evidence of a horn injury on the frill of Triceratops; I never could buy into Jack Horner's idea that these horns were only display structures. On a side note, he also said the same thing about Pachycephalosaurs' domed heads. I personally suspect that they were headbutters but, like with giraffes, they weren't necessarily aiming for the head but instead the body. The new skin impressions are also great, and I totally understand the scientists' frustration with the media; it's far from the first time they've inappropriately sensationalized new discoveries.

[@williamjordan5554]

Probably behaved like goats.

[@obiwahndagobah9543]

I always thought that too. Why should Pachycephalosaurs butt their heads into each other, when they can attack the soft parts of the body. Then the missing cushion mechanisms for the brain wouldn't matter as much.

[@williamjordan5554]

@@obiwahndagobah9543 Do we know that much about their cranial soft tissue? As for why, ask a goat.

[@dionettaeon]

@@obiwahndagobah9543 Exactly. Just considering the thickness of their craniums, display alone cannot account for bone that dense. Even animals today that regularly lock horns and butt heads will aim for the body if given the chance.

[@AntediluvianRomance]

Well, it IS an island...

[@Patmccalk]

You guys never fail to make me laugh like a fool. Your personalities genuinely mesh so well it’s great 👍

[@raylopez99]

But according to the other comments they hate each others guts (sarcasm)?!

[@colinsmith1288]

It looks to me the Dino tried to leg it but did not get far.

[@Morraak]

I watch these videos for the unique intros just as much as the Paleo news, pure gold!

[@daliborjovanovic510]

So that fossilized leg and part of the flank seems to be a pretty good indicator that thescelosaurids at least were indeed scaly and not fuzzy as some had assumed.

[@dragonfox2.058]

at least the legs were

[@daliborjovanovic510]

@@dragonfox2.058 Nonetheless, we have little evidence of feathers of any kind in ornithischians. They are only known in basal forms like Kulindadromeus, and given the subsequent timespan of 100 million years and the overall diversity of ornithischians, later lineages such as thescelosaurids being entirely scaly is entirely plausible and this particular find lends support to that.

[@gecko8621]

@@daliborjovanovic510 I mean just because the legs were scaly does not mean that it had no feathers after all birds have scaly legs but they still have feathers

[@brianmsahin]

After seeing that leg, I had a sudden wish to order Kentucky Fried Chicken🍗 🤔

[@daliborjovanovic510]

@@gecko8621 But again, there is also no reason to FAVOR a feathered version either. We have evidence of scales, at least on the leg, but we have no evidence of feathers anywhere on the body. I favor my reconstructions to lean towards tangible evidence.

[@LowRankingSparrow6145]

Wow this has been a great week for palaeontology can’t wait to hear this when these things are studied in depth a bit more

[@OnlySamCan]

The humor of this channel is such a subtle but necessary characteristic.

[@Morthral]

These two goons are hilarious 😂 love them both!

[@Cat_Woods]

I can't tell you how many times I've said out loud "you guys are such goofballs." It's so hysterical juxtaposed with the very serious tone of the science news.

[@Mortthemoose]

A Pterosaur with a 9m wingspan!!! Wow! That fossilised leg too! Looking forward to watching David Attenborough's program on this

[@mariastevens6406]

Makes sense that we're finding more stuff. I mean, with each find, we learn how varied the scopes of where they can be found, and in what condition.

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

Cardboard Doug, RUN! Real Doug is on the loose!

[@OlessanYT]

1: I love the way you have a new gag every week lmao 2: What the fuck look at that leg

[@pyrografix]

Please don't ever stop doing these videos! They are consistently filled with incredible paleontological information and your delivery of this information is superb. Thank you for giving us all 7 days of incredible science!! The Thescelosaurus leg is an absolutely incredible find! Maybe they get lucky and find some other fossils in that area which they can also trace their deaths to that timeframe. If they found fish and an impaled turtle, maybe there are more unfortunate individuals to be found in that area.

[@poppedweasel]

Doug, judging by that sky, you're somewhere in the British Isles. Good luck.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Doug struggles to contain his excitement.

[@shanehebert3237]

Judging by the sounds of the seabirds and the gray skies, it can only be concluded that Doug is located in----

[@p3pable]

Earth

[@WaterShowsProd]

The English Riviera.

[@greatplainsman3662]

De land by de sea.

[@stevejohnson3357]

I love it. You've changed up your opening. Now it's a bit more sciency and a bit less news anchory.

[@krioswordsmith1017]

do you all also feel like Ben is desperately trying to deliver the science news to us every week while Doug is just slowly going insane.

[@colinsmith1288]

@not today Or days!

[@LeeXiaoMei]

Hahaha the beginning had me cracking up and I’ve never seen this channel before. I’m in!

[@Mydarkarts23]

I love the fact that we keep finding new species of dinosaurs to learn about, I am glad that paleontology is not going extinct, I be devastated if it does. Thank you Ben for making this video I love it.

[@ColdHawk]

Ahahahaha!! You caught me snoozing with the opening! It’s been a while since one of those

[@cchavezjr7]

Lately everyone makes sure to say non-avian dinosaurs as being the ones wiped out by the extinction but in reality, even the majority of the avian dinosaurs died. It wiped out almost all life and of the avians that did make it to become birds, it was still only a fraction of the total avian dinosaurs to survive.

[@cchavezjr7]

@@samarnadra but in general, it did wipe out all the dinosaurs. What survived were already on their way to being the birds of today.

[@Moray2023]

"Ben G Thomas" *Drops 7 days of science* Scientists *Drops world changing news 20 mins later to mess with them."

[@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690]

I won't lie, I love all the paleontology news, but I do feel bad for doug

[@PoleTooke]

I wouldn't. His life seems fairly easy. His job for the outtro was to silently eat on camera. Lol

[@joshosborne683]

The deep lore of the 7dos extended universe grows

[@themyceliumnetwork]

where is Doug's suit.......... there is something very strange going on here. I'm thinking that Doug is stuck in some type of temporal anomaly, you must do everything you can to save him Ben !

[@RainRedMusic]

I really like when the dinosaur stuff is separate from the other topics in a standalone format.

[@l0el]

I'm speechless, This was amazing

[@Brickticks]

GASP!!! Quick, somebody, CLONE IT, CLONE IT, CLONE IT!!!!!

[@panqueque445]

I can't stop looking at that mummified leg. I'm speechless.

[@v-man6671]

It looks as if it has spent a little too much time in the oven :D

[@panqueque445]

@@v-man6671 When you leave the dino nuggets in the oven a little too long.

[@brettwood1351]

I know, it almost seems too good to be true. I really hope it's legit and not a fraud.

[@KhanMann66]

Looks fake. Too clean around the edges.

[@minutemansam1214]

@@KhanMann66 It's not fake.

[@brianmsahin]

An exciting week! 🦕🦖 Doug is obviously thrilled to bits. 😉

[@patrickmccurry1563]

I suppose if you had only one major bone in order to estimate the full size of a flying animal, the humerus is a good one, right?

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Is that the funny bone?

[@user-bz6gh5ng2m]

@@uncannyvalley2350 LMFAO

[@patrickmccurry1563]

@@uncannyvalley2350 Despite being in the arm, it is the butt of many jokes.

[@lucidality]

I just love how excited Ben gets when announcing these new discoveries, it’s quite cute tbh

[@mariodegroote6756]

amazing finds , who knows whats still out there to be found:D great work guy's , thanks for sharing

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I love the mix between very serious science and mistimed off beat jump cuts. I feel like I go back in time to a better day, where that sarcasm is considered prehistoric compared to modern methods. Back to you Be(insert outro)

[@tolbaszy8067]

Fossils are difficult to reconcile as being true representations of animals that lived so many millions of years ago. Doug seems to be transitioning to the "Python Zone". Great stuff! Thanks!

[@stepchildofsoul]

I really expected him to say, "IT'S!"...

[@raver4lyfe16]

Extremely interesting, just take a minute to think about the events that unfolded for this to be possible, the chances are astronomically small, first it would have to be in a hot dry place to begin natural mummification, also had to avoid being scavenged by other dinosaures, and then become buried at a later point to begin the fossilisation process, then avoid being damaged in natural disasters over the eons to finally be discovered 65 million years later in near perfect condition, absolutely incredible

[@Yezpahr]

The channel is starting a new ARG as evident by the intro. Where was Doug this time? Was it on a beach in Wales / England? A beach on South Wales / Australia? A beach at some convoluted other area with the name Wales of which there are plenty. Reddit detectives are already combining their forces...

[@timothyprice1407]

You two make my day. If your respective academic careers don't work out, I'm pretty sure you have a future in comedy.

[@fermintenava5911]

How lucky you have to be find not one, but TWO skin fossils in the same site AND an embryo as well? Too lucky, probably, so I understand your concerns over the seriousity of these finding ...

[@AntediluvianRomance]

Well, the occurrence of rare fossils together might just mean that in this place there were some exceptional preservational conditions. Therefore it wouldn't be luck to find all those things nearby, just to have such a place to explore altogether.

[@katiearbuckle9017]

I KNEW IT...THE WORLD'S BIGGEST DRUMSTICK!

[@hobosorcerer]

While there is definitely a problem with the way early media reporting on fossil finds can potentially spread misinformation, I think that phenomena is outweighed by the benefits of getting more widespread attention into the fruits of paleontological work.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Yeah, as long as they make sure to be careful and say it's "excited speculation." No harm in it.

[@borislavnikolov6240]

😄 I love your sense of humor intertwined with the very on point scientific overviews!

[@NoOneSeagull]

Y'all forgot there's such thing as 3D printing now. And artists

[@augustlizabethmoore]

Doug: *is alive* Ben: I'll get you next time my pretty, and your bag of crisps too

[@raptorjesus2516]

It's such a incredible fossil I'm convinced it's fake in some way

[@lenabreijer1311]

Why? We have one even better in Alberta. Found in a mine.

[@KhanMann66]

Because when the media sniffs it out first it has a high probability of being a fake. Wouldn’t be the first time it happened.

[@hollyodii5969]

Mummies, embryos, and fossils, oh my!

[@cerberus7.625]

One T-Rex said to the other T-Rex , “have you seen my drumstick?”

[@nick3xtremegaming212]

boy oh boy. plenty of amazing discoveries this past few months, can't wait to see what new things turn up

[@Kyle_Spivis]

The simple joy of a new ben g thomas video is wonderful. I feel like im watching animal planet as a kid.

[@adamsadventures9919]

looks like ben could get sunburned from opening the fridge. great content!

[@bettyswunghole3310]

That dino leg looks a lot fresher than most of what you find in a KFC bucket...

[@aurorarowley7310]

Yours and Doug's antics are always so funny! It'll be nice to hear more about the dinosaur mummy as they study it further!

[@chuxmix65]

Your subtitles are very good! Thanks for that!

[@fujinadohira6093]

I just found your channel, but im in love how professional you tell the news in paleontology! Love it. Sub instantly & gonna want your other videos.

[@armorpig]

Doug: should have done this one for April 1.

[@danialgardner3089]

Poor dug still lost forever unable to get back jk love ya content guys

[@erstwhilegrubstake]

I'm suddenly craving fish & chips.

[@abrahamvieyra5730]

This is what a 5 ft tall Air Fried Turkey would look like....🦃

[@Madman6505]

It's amazing and humbling to consider that creatures like this dominated the earth for so long before we showed up.

[@AwakeAtTheWheel]

Your intros are the absolute best! Exciting discoveries too.

[@chrisking2796]

I like your style of intro/outro video bookends. Great job fellas.

[@CorvoFG]

Doug appears to have gone on holiday by mistake..

[@Chebva]

600,000 SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL COMING UP SOON??????????? COME ON BEN!

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

I kept thinking the start was Tom Cruise, not just the looks but just figuring Tom Cruise would definitely be all about mummified dinosaurs.

[@GlaciusTS]

I love how the framing of the bag makes it look like it just says “A Fish”.

[@YeeLeeHaw]

0:19 lmao, never disappoints.

[@Arkham_UK]

Great. I want fish and chips now.

[@scarmoon9395]

*Twin Peaks music starts playing*

[@penny_the_wiser413]

Great video. I learned something new and got hungry for fish😉

[@kokepasu4583]

I like when you do a little smile after saying the news ☺️🦕

[@TheWastedAccount12]

Aw, just Doug enjoying a day at the beach :)

[@jdshaman6448]

'It's so well preserved that it clearly shows the morphology of the scales'. Thescelosaurus, a legend.

[@gabrielkezirian177]

I love the chemistry of these two guys.

[@teaburg]

Doug is surrounded by dinosaurs wanting his chips.

[@rnbnatl]

Scales and more scales. All this talk of feathers on therapods and yet... scales. Fascinating.

[@maggiesaunders9713]

Thanks for updating us on the new drops! These dinos look 🔥

[@tardismole]

I saw the thumbnail and didn't bother adding it to 'watch later'. I had to watch it immediately. So what if I'm late for work. A mummified dinosaur is more important. Do update us as soon as you find out more. Poor Doug, though. lol

[@UTU49]

"Guys! Listen up! I know what we should have for dinner tonight!"

[@gogmazios3447]

The forbidden chicken wings

[@dforrest4503]

Ben’s tie is to die for

[@1Anime4you]

It is absolutely nuts how something can remain in such a good condition after 66~68 million years.

[@Jabberwockybird]

That's why it takes more faith to believe in evolution than it does to believe in creation.

[@lildevilfury]

I truly apreciate these videos

[@robertblair8395]

Fossilized. It was fossilized, not mummified. An actual mummified dinosaur leg would be earth-shattering and miraculous. You guys do know that leg is 100% stone, right?

[@larkljc]

Because if it’s not released to the public before reviewed then we will never learn about it

[@highfive7689]

Yes, Ben you finally found proof. A rare sighting of Genius Douglas Sapien manancas cartfo, in his natural surroundings! The study of this one specimen should be enough for several doctoral presentations. I have my eye on a ground breaking one one the best potatoes hand held practices by a Douglas Sapien. Love channel and we have to work on getting Douglas some fish to go with those chips. lol

[@Daruma_Studio]

Dude looks like a british Mormon

[@sleepfgc]

Can't wait till they discover a primitive man frozen in a saline rock formation...

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Most hominins were not super numerous until the late stone age with us. And they tended to live in areas horrible for fossilization let alone natural mummification, IIRC.

[@KhanMann66]

PICKLE!!!!!

[@BlasphometicHermetic]

How majestic our world has been at various points.