A scanning electron microscope survey was initiated to determine if the previously reported findings of “dinosaurian soft tissues” could be identified in situ within the bones. The results obtained allowed a reinterpretation of the formation and preservation of several types of these “tissues” and their content. Mineralized and non-mineralized coatings were found extensively in the […]
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Dinosaurian Soft Tissues Interpreted as Bacterial Biofilms: Research by Thomas G. Kaye , Gary Gaugler, Zbigniew Sawlowicz
March 2nd, 2013 
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Feeding Limbs and Nervous System of One of Earth’s Earliest Animals Discovered
March 1st, 2013 Riffin An extraordinary find allowing scientists to see through the head of the ‘fuxianhuiid’ arthropod has revealed one of the earliest evolutionary examples of limbs used for feeding, along with the oldest nervous system to stretch beyond the head in fossil record. Until now, all fossils found of this extremely early soft-bodied animal featured heads covered […]
