Some mice tails are secretly reinforced with bony scales, just like dinosaurs

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 11:12 in Biology & Nature

CT scans revealed a layer of bony scales, or osteoderms, hidden beneath the skin of the tails in spiny mice.

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