Science Proves Dinosaurs are Thousands of Years Old
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/scientists-retrieve-80-million-year-old-dinosaur-protein-milestone-paper “The Schweitzer paper is a “milestone,” says ancient protein expert Enrico Cappellini of the University of Copenhagen’s Natural History Museum of Denmark, who was skeptical of some of Schweitzer’s earlier work. “I’m fully convinced beyond a reasonable doubt the evidence is authentic.” He calls the second study “a long shot that is suggestive.” But together, Cappellini and others argue, the papers have the potential to transform dinosaur paleontology into a molecular science, much as analyzing ancient DNA has revolutionized the study of human evolution.” “Back in 2007 and 2009, Schweitzer reported in Science that she and her colleagues had isolated intact protein fragments from 65-million- and 80-million-year-old dinosaur fossils. But the claims were met with howls of skepticism from biochemists and paleontologists who saw no way ...