The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and ...

Fossilization favors larger, protein-rich animals because they create oxygen-poor conditions that slow decay, helping explain gaps in the fossil record and the dominance of arthropods in ancient ...

Scientists at the University of Lausanne unveil the mystery of fossilization, revealing that an animal's internal chemistry significantly impacts its preservation. Protein-rich bodies trigger ...

Although fossilization affects only a small fraction of the organisms that have ever lived, there are well-documented conditions that foster the process. Thanks to Efremov's founding of the ...