British scientists have created what they believe is the best three-dimensional model of a dinosaur ever built. They say the model is almost the exact the length, width and height of a real dinosaur called a Psittacosaurus. The Psittacosaurus was a plant-eating creature about the size of a large dog. The model has colors and markings that scientists think the creature had when it lived in what is now northern China about 100 million years ago. Hundreds of dinosaur fossils have been discovered in the area -- including complete remains of some creatures. The British scientists created their model with help from a fossilized remain that hadpreserved skin pigment. Jakob Vinther is with the University of Bristol. “Getting exceptional preservation and being able to tell colors in a fossil is really unique. Usually you only get the hard parts preserved, such as bone or shell. But under exceptional circumstances we can be lucky and find soft tissues and also these pigments preserved.” The scientists believe the colored markings show that the Psittacosaurus lived in forests with plenty of trees and other plant life. They also believe the dinosaur's markings made it difficult to be seen by other animals who wanted to kill it.
Title: Scientists Create Realistic Model of Dinosaur
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data-start-time='20333' data-end-time='28208'>The Psittacosaurus was a plant-eating creature about the size of a large dog.</span> <span data-start-time='28208' data-end-time='41521'>The model has colors and markings that scientists think the creature had when it lived in what is now northern China about 100 million years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='41521' data-end-time='51000'>Hundreds of dinosaur fossils have been discovered in the area -- including complete remains of some creatures.</span> <span data-start-time='51000' data-end-time='61542'>The British scientists created their model with help from a fossilized remain that hadpreserved skin pigment.</span> <span data-start-time='61542' data-end-time='66042'>Jakob Vinther is with the University of Bristol.</span> <span data-start-time='66042' data-end-time='72229'>“Getting exceptional preservation and being able to tell colors in a fossil is really unique.</span> <span data-start-time='72229' data-end-time='76146'>Usually you only get the hard parts preserved, such as bone or shell.</span> <span data-start-time='76146' data-end-time='83979'>But under exceptional circumstances we can be lucky and find soft tissues and also these pigments preserved.”</span> <span data-start-time='83979' data-end-time='95396'>The scientists believe the colored markings show that the Psittacosaurus lived in forests with plenty of trees and other plant life.</span> <span data-start-time='95396' data-end-time='105542'>They also believe the dinosaur's markings made it difficult to be seen by other animals who wanted to kill it.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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