Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an animal's size and ...

Trilobites, ancient marine arthropods, are famous for their hard exoskeletons, which fossilize readily. Yet, in some exceptionally preserved specimens, the exoskeleton holds impressions of the ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer ...

Why did some animals from ancient eras become fossils, while others simply disappeared without a trace? The answer, at least ...

Size and chemical makeup determine which ancient animals fossilize, study reveals by University of Lausanne Cretaceous fossil shrimp from Jbel Oum Tkout, Morocco registered at the Museum d ...