investigators have uncovered soft bone skin of a skeleton rex known as lin 1125 , hidden in a sandstone formation in montana . that 1125 was 18 years old once it died , 65 million years ago . similar tissue of a dinosaur has certainly been found before , as all features located until now were fosilized . the tissue still contains delicate components resembling bloodvessels and antibodies . the comparison between the remains found in the t - rex and a today day goat shows a remarkable diversity . the materials have been duplicated with an 80 - percent - year - new hadrosaur and two other tyrannosaurs . the discovery was reported in 2018 ' s issue of science . results according to the popular film " jurassic country " are doubtful , as the recovery of dna from the tissue is improbable . the outcomes remain astounding , however , and tests with antibodies that react to collagen reveal the flesh may still contain proteins . " finally if we could establish this composition , we would have insights into all kinds of things : diet , physical maturity , when the specimen is the males or female . " , paleontologist german - ulrich sues added .
Paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues and other scientists discovered a T Rex bone in Montana.