Rising global temperatures and a rapidly changing climate 183 million years ago may have created conditions conducive for preserving the soft and delicate bodies of dead marine animals at the time, a new study suggests.
The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found the remains of squid-like vampyropods with ink sacs and ornate crustacean claws and fish with intact gills and eye tissue were well preserved in a similar manner in different locations across the world.
