5 Animals That Have Bone Skin

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From the long extinct Stegosaurus, to tiny modern mice, all sorts of animals grow bits of bones inside their skin. These structures are called osteoderms, and they're often more than just a suit of armor. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Learn more about ancient crocs: https://youtu.be/vh2wRYQPCPk ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi, Silas Emrys ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.01043.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jmor.10575 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12788 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12414 https://hal-mnhn.archives-ouvertes.fr/mnhn-02557596/fi

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