2024 — A pilot study shows that nanoscopic 3-D imaging of ancient bone not only provides further insight into the changes soft tissues undergo during fossilization, it also has potential as a fast, ...

For many years, paleontologists believed that the fossilization process completely eradicated any original organic molecules in ancient remains. Now, scientists at the University of Liverpool have ...

This research revealed that despite the complexity of diagenetic processes, there are common mechanisms at play, such as the loss of collagen and the recrystallization of bioapatite, which can be ...

It’s not just animal and plant remains that can be fossilised. Things like footprints, burrows, eggs and even poo (called coprolite) can be fossilised too. A fossil is the preserved remains or ...

The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to our newly published work in Palaeogeography ...

Cesar Augusto Chacaltana, an engineer at the Peruvian geological and mining institute (INGEMMET), said at a presentation the shark's remains showed "exceptional fossilization." Researchers ...

The minerals in the sediment then infiltrated the bone structure, contributing to fossilization. These conditions likely contributed to the exquisite preservation of the skull, which is rare in ...