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Imogen Howse

Oldest 3D Fossilized Skin Unearthed In Oklahoma Cave

This particular fossil is the oldest example of preserved epidermis. CURRENT BIOLOGY/MOONEY VIA SWNS.

The oldest known 3D fragment of fossilized skin – at least 21 million years older than any previous samples – has been discovered. The skin fossil, collected from a cave system in Oklahoma in the US, belonged to an early species of Paleozoic reptile and resembles both ancient and still-living animals.

 

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