fossil record
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According to Anderson, one of the greatest problems is simply that the fossil record from this period remains poorly sampled.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Frogs, toads, and salamanders have delicate skeletons that do not fossilize easily, so their remains are uncommon in the fossil record outside asphaltic sites such as La Brea Tar Pits.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The same fragility may also mean that many extinct reptiles and amphibians have disappeared from the fossil record entirely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
This suggests that these reptiles were more widely distributed across the world during the Triassic than the fossil record indicated.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
We know from the fossil record that the origin of life happened soon after, perhaps around 4.0 billion years ago, in the ponds and oceans of the primitive Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
