The brain has been hidden inside a fossil fish skull and is now revealing animal evolution secrets. A fish died a long time ago, was buried in sediments, and eventually became fossilized. It is now the focus of a study that reveals "the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain" 319 million years later. Rodrigo Figueroa, a doctoral student at the University of … [Read more...] about Scientists Discover a 319-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Brain
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Dinosaur Embryo Completely Intact Discovered Inside Fossilized Egg
An extremely rare, completely articulated dinosaur embryo was discovered inside a fossilized egg that had been accumulating dust in a museum storage space in China for more than ten years. The fetal specimen, estimated to be between 66 and 72 million years old, indicates a remarkable connection between dinosaurs and contemporary birds. The unhatched species, an … [Read more...] about Dinosaur Embryo Completely Intact Discovered Inside Fossilized Egg