How did soft-bodied organisms remain intact for millions of years?

Some of the world’s most mysterious fossils, soft-bodied creatures preserved in coarse sandstone, owe their survival to an ...

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Spiders are not well represented in the fossil record. Their soft external skeletons don't typically preserve well -- except at a few exceptional sites around the world. There is one remarkable spot ...

Scientists have just revealed their findings on what are being described as the most pristine trilobite fossils ever found. The fossils, which show both hard exterior features and soft inner tissues, ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

Scientists have dug up a paleontological "Pompeii," one preserving not an unprecedented snapshot of Roman life but of the bizarre world of 512 million years ago. The site has revealed entirely unknown ...

Those who know a lot about fossils are likely already familiar with the Mazon Creek fossil just outside Chicago. Those who don't know a lot about fossils and the Mazon Creek site? They soon will, ...

The display includes a lab in which visitors can interact with researchers.