SKIRMISHER

Now we know why we’re all fascinated with putting chicken in our mouth — it’s some sort of mammal-waged revenge for all those ancient prey these dinosaurs feasted on. Or so we feel.

Researchers compared organic molecules preserved in the T. rex fossils with those of living animals, and found they were similar to chicken protein.

The discovery of protein in dinosaur bones is a surprise – organic material was not thought to survive this long.

When the scientists compared the protein sequence pattern to those of living animals in a database, it was found to be structurally similar to chicken collagen, and there were also similarities with frog and newt protein.

Stumble it!