The Trouble With Dino-DNA
But scientists have a big problem when trying to find DNA in dinosaur fossils.
DNA molecules eventually decay. Recent studies show DNA deteriorates and ultimately disintegrates after about 7 million years.
That sounds like a long time, but the last dinosaur died at the end of the Cretaceous Period . That’s more than 65 million years ago.
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