
Scientists Ruin Delicious Seabass to Probe Why Some Organs Don’t Fossilize
Watching fish rot for more than two months disproves a long-standing fossilization theory
Sasha Warren was a 2022 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Scientific American. They are currently working on their Ph.D. in planetary sciences at the University of Chicago. Follow them on Twitter @space_for_sasha
Watching fish rot for more than two months disproves a long-standing fossilization theory
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