fossil record

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To untangle these possibilities, we need much larger comparative datasets of lesions in wild primates, only then can we begin to trace broader patterns and refine our interpretations of the fossil record.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Finding them in rocks this old would have pushed back the fossil record for these organisms significantly.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

"Most often, this type of fossil would be lost to the fossil record," Xiao said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The Paleocadmus specimens from the Mazon Creek site in Illinois now represent the oldest known example of nautiloid soft tissue in the fossil record, surpassing the previous record by about 220 million years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

I consoled myself with Granddaddy’s words on the fossil record and the Book of Genesis: It was more important to understand something than to like it.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly