How to Fossilize… Yourself By Jamie Condliffe Published January 7, 2014 | Comments ( 0 ) 𝕏 ...

What types of animal remains do you think you could find at La Brea Tar Pits? Based on your chicken and teratorn observations, you probably guessed that only the “hard parts” (i.e., the bones) of a ...

Scientists Ruin Delicious Seabass to Probe Why Some Organs Don’t Fossilize Watching fish rot for more than two months disproves a long-standing fossilization theory ...

Most fossils are basically mineralized body parts: shells, bones, and teeth. But softer tissues are far more likely to decay than fossilize, including chitinous exoskeletons, skin, and feathers.

Most of what we know about ancient extinct animals comes from their bones, since soft tissues don’t usually fossilize well. But now, scientists have discovered the oldest preserved vertebrate ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer ...

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Whether in the name of science, art, or sheer morbidity, Austin Houldsworth’s determination to fossilize a pheasant and a pineapple got results. Although if Houldsworth’s goal is eventually to ...

Why are fossilized hairs so rare? Date: September 7, 2017 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary: When it comes to preserving body parts, fossilized hair is rare--five times rarer than ...

That's because back then, animal remains weren't hardy enough to fossilize well, making these trace fossils the earliest record of their existence.