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Researchers at McGraths Flat in New South Wales found exquisitely preserved soft-bodied fossils embedded in ferricrete—an iron cement from the Miocene—reconstructing a rainforest ecosystem and overturning the idea that fine details only survive in limestone or fine sediments; the study also provides a practical checklist for locating similar fossil deposits in ferricrete and basalt regions.
In New South Wales, researchers uncover exceptionally preserved fossils embedded in ferricrete goethite, revealing a Miocene rainforest with fine details like feathers and insect organs and showing iron minerals can preserve soft tissues, potentially guiding future searches for iron-based fossil deposits worldwide.
Researchers in New South Wales uncovered exquisitely preserved fossils, including soft tissues, organs, and pigments, embedded in ferricrete, a form of iron-rich rock, revealing that iron-rich environments can preserve terrestrial life and offering clues for locating more fossils.
An 11–16 million-year-old ferricrete deposit at McGraths Flat in New South Wales preserves exceptionally detailed terrestrial fossils in goethite, challenging the notion that such exceptional preservation only occurs in shale or sandstone and offering a new pathway to locate iron-based fossil beds.