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...doesn't last millions of years.
Eighty-Five Reports of Biological Remnants in Fossils
A new review paper published in the journal Expert Review of Proteomics summarizes 85 reports of organic remains in fossils.
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The review paper noted that biomaterials like proteins always decay over time, and that experiments show that although some might last thousands of years, none should last millions. The study authors therefore had to admit to the ridiculously huge difference between experimental expectations and the actual fossil finds and the dates traditionally ascribed to them. Biomaterial preservation appears not to care about creature kinds, continents, or even rock layers. Organic remains could pop up anywhere one finds fossils. In the end, readers are left to find their own ways to explain these three trends from the 85 scientific reports.
A new review paper published in the journal Expert Review of Proteomics summarizes 85 reports of organic remains in fossils.
...
The review paper noted that biomaterials like proteins always decay over time, and that experiments show that although some might last thousands of years, none should last millions. The study authors therefore had to admit to the ridiculously huge difference between experimental expectations and the actual fossil finds and the dates traditionally ascribed to them. Biomaterial preservation appears not to care about creature kinds, continents, or even rock layers. Organic remains could pop up anywhere one finds fossils. In the end, readers are left to find their own ways to explain these three trends from the 85 scientific reports.