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Skin Deep: New Research Reveals the Secret to Ancient Fish Scales’ Survival
Unveiling a Fossilization Mystery In a finding that reframes our understanding of soft-tissue preservation, a Curtin University-led international team have uncovered how delicate skin and scales of ancient fish could endure for tens of millions of years. The specimen, Diplomystus dentatus, was discovered with fossilized skin and scales intact in the Fossil Basin region of…