"Scientific Fraud Uncovered: 280-Million-Year-Old Fossil Revealed as Paint"
TL;DR
A 280-million-year-old fossil of a lizard-like creature, previously believed to be a significant find in understanding early reptile evolution, has been found to be mostly paint upon new scientific analysis. The black shading surrounding the fossil, thought to be carbonized soft tissue, was revealed to be a paint used in mechanical preparation, casting doubt on the veracity of the creature's assigned taxon and the accuracy of its observed body parts.
- 280-Million-Year-Old Lizard Is Found to Be Mostly Paint The Daily Beast
- Ancient Fossil That Baffled Scientists For Decades Finally Reveals Its True Identity ScienceAlert
- It's a fake: Mysterious 280 million-year-old fossil is mostly just black paint Ars Technica
- 280-Million-Year-Old Mystery Solved As Forged Fossil's "Skin" Identified As Paint IFLScience
- Paleontological analysis shows renowned fossil thought to show soft tissue preservation is in fact just paint Phys.org
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on The Daily Beast