FfFfFfFF 58,119 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen fossilized brain from a 310 million-year-old horseshoe crab. The fossilized brain, which belongs to the extinct species Euproops danae, was discovered in Illinois. "This is the first and only evidence for a brain in a fossil horseshoe crab," lead author Russell Bicknell, a paleontologist at the University of New England in Maine, told Live Science. The chances of finding a fossilized brain are "one in a million," he added. "Although, even then, chances are they are even rarer." Soft tissues that make up brains are very prone to rapid decay, Bicknell said. "In order for them to be preserved, either very special geological conditions, or amber, are needed." Source: https://www.livescience.com/310-million-year-old-fossil-brain.html?utm_campaign=socialflow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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