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It's hard to find fossil skin, but a rare discovery reveals clues about the evolution from water to land
Most skin is preserved as impressions in the rock, but under rare conditions and incalculable odds, a 3D fossil of the actual ... permeation by mineral rich ground water and burial by fine sediments.
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World’s best-preserved dinosaur fossils saved by rain, not volcanic event: Study stuns
This timeframe suggests that, rather than a series of volcanic events, the fossils were preserved over a relatively short ...
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How are dinosaur fossils formed?
Once remains are buried under sediment, their decomposition slows down ... This is why it's possible to count the growth rings of some fossil trees. Sometimes ground water dissolves the buried bone or ...
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Fossil fuels must stay in ground – but be realistic, Chris Smith says
Chris (now Lord) Smith, a former Labour MP and minister, said: “We will have to leave carbon in the ground, but leaving all fossil fuels ... for the environment under the then Labour leader ...
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What do fossil fuels and renewable energy mean?
Image caption, An oil rig pumps oil from the ground. Oil is also a fossil fuel, which is used to fuel vehicles and machines. Hydropower Moving water creates electricity by turning turbines under ...