Have palaeontologists made the most accurate dinosaur reconstruction ever? Well, thanks to an incredible fossil of Psittacosaurus they very well may have, as this specimen preserves almost all of the animal's skin and colours - plus some surprising bits of anatomy you wouldn't think could ever be reconstructed.

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