fossil record

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The 2019 study added an important piece to a fossil record that had long been too sparse to clearly explain the earliest stages of snake evolution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

"The protein remnant finding is exceptional," Mooney said, "it dramatically pushes our understanding of what is possible in terms of soft tissue preservation in the fossil record."

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Progress has been slow because their fossil record is limited and their genomes are complex.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

This challenge is made worse by gaps in Africa's fossil record, where most discoveries come from a limited number of locations, leaving large areas from this period unexplored.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The fossil record speaks to us unambiguously of creatures that once were present in enormous numbers and that have now vanished utterly.'

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan