Ancient Brains: Inside the Extraordinary Preservation of a 310-Million-Year-Old Nervous System

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:00:25 - https://singularityhub.com/2021/07/30/ancient-brains-inside-the-extraordinary-preservation-of-a-310-million-year-old-nervous-system/

Charles Darwin famously discussed the “imperfections” of the geological record in his book On the Origin of Species. He correctly pointed out that unless conditions are just right, it’s unlikely for organisms to be preserved as fossils, even those with bones and shells.

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