shells
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But fossils usually preserve only durable structures such as shells or skeletal plates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nineteen homes across five streets in the town were completely destroyed by the fire last week, with eight households left able to view the shells of their former homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
This period marked a major evolutionary shift from predominantly soft-bodied organisms toward the Cambrian explosion, when animals with greater mobility, shells, and skeletons became increasingly prominent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Along the roads around Izyum burnt-out shells of petrol stations have become part of the landscape, heaps of mangled, charred metal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
A small basket filled with tiny lake shells sat on Leah’s table.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
