This is how brains fossilize and sometimes how whole organisms, like invertebrates, can be preserved (Figure 3). This process of replacement can also extend to isolated bones and fossils if none ...

The Majorcan fossil also enhances understanding of the origins of mammals. Descendants of the synapsid lineage, mammals owe part of their evolutionary success to creatures like the gorgonopsians. A ...

A large number of stone tools and mammal fossils were found at the site. Many of the various stone tools were well preserved. The tools were mainly made from quartz and vein quartz. The types of ...