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Ultra-Rare 450-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Fossil Preserves Soft Tissues

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Ultra-Rare 450-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Fossil Preserves Soft Tissues
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Scientists have identified the second-ever crinoid fossil with preserved soft tissues, dating to about 450 million years ago; found in a Montreal museum, the specimen offers rare insights into ancient crinoid biology and behavior and was detailed in Royal Society Open Science.

Topics:sciencebiology#450-million-years#biology#crinoid#fossils#paleontology#soft-tissue-preservation
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  1. Scientists Find Super-Rare Soft Tissue Fossil From 450-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature  Gizmodo
  2. Paleontologists make 'one in a million' discovery of soft tissue preserved in 450-million-year-old fossil  Phys.org
  3. Astonishing 450-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserving Soft Tissue Is "One In A Million"  IFLScience
  4. Astonishingly Well-Preserved Soft Tissues Discovered in a Fossil 200 Million Years Older Than Dinosaurs  La Brújula Verde
  5. Dendrocrinus simcoensis - Crinoid Soft Tissue Fossil (IMAGE)  EurekAlert!

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