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bone bed
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bone bed [′bōn ‚bed]
(geology)
Several thin strata or layers with many fragments of fossil bones, scales, teeth, and also organic remains.


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Byline: ANI Washington, June 9 (ANI): A new study has solved a century-old enigma of the origin of a prehistoric marine massive bonebed in southern California, US.
The books draw on research conducted over two decades, made possible because of the discovery of a densely packed bonebed near Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, which yielded a new species of horned dinosaur, the ceratopsian.
The scales from the Vesiku outcrop come from a bonebed, therefore fragile scales are absent and all spines are broken.
 
 
 
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