Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Modern technology meets prehistoric biology! Palaeontologists are using 3D scanning and printing to replicate dinosaur bones from INSIDE solid rock!

Dr. Phil Bell from UNE Armidale and Dr. Elizabeth Smith from the Australian Opal Centre in Lightning Ridge show us the world's most complete opalised dinosaur skeleton, along with some amazing 3D printed replicas of bones buried inside huge blocks of claystone.

Special thanks to Dr. Bell and Dr. Smith for their time, patience and knowledge!

Australian Opal Centre Fossil Digs: australianopalcentre.com/fossil-digs

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Fostoria in --

National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/sc...

ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-0...

The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/wo...

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Artists impression of Fostoria used in thumbnail image courtesy of James Kuether, deviantart.com/paleoguy -- used with permission.

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