Firedragon52 Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Please forgive me if this topic has been discussed already, but does anybody know if any scientist has attempted at recovering DNA from dinosaur fossils, and compared them with living specimens (like birds, lizard, mammels, etc) to attempt at detecting their closest living relative. And have they used a molecular clock to estimate when their family tress diverged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 It may have been tried, but dinosaur bones would be so old that it is extremely unlikely you could find intact DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5474 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedragon52 Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 thank you admiral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chem-Maniac Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 I'm pretty much sure that this method does not work, since you'll never find a complete DNA-strang or chromosome package in fossils by any chance. That's why jurassic park is complete nonsense(see other thread). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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