When thinking of paleontology and the study of fossilized remains,we typically envision a white,petrified skeleton lying in some desert badland,exposed by wind and rain.However,recent discoveries have put an ever-incr...When thinking of paleontology and the study of fossilized remains,we typically envision a white,petrified skeleton lying in some desert badland,exposed by wind and rain.However,recent discoveries have put an ever-increasing focus on the preservation of non-skeletal fossil remains–that is to say,the preservation of soft tissues that have remarkably survived the test of time,sometimes hundreds of millions of years.展开更多
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文摘When thinking of paleontology and the study of fossilized remains,we typically envision a white,petrified skeleton lying in some desert badland,exposed by wind and rain.However,recent discoveries have put an ever-increasing focus on the preservation of non-skeletal fossil remains–that is to say,the preservation of soft tissues that have remarkably survived the test of time,sometimes hundreds of millions of years.
