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"As well as having their beautiful and striking golden colour, these fossils are spectacularly preserved."
The specimen was preserved in pyrite, or fool's gold, making it easy to produce 3D models of the fossil using CT scans. Credits: Luke Parry/Yu Liu/Ruixin Ran (3D models). - courtesy Luke Parry/Yu ...
The fossil was first scanned by Parry in 2019 and highlights how arthropods continued to evolve during a time when scientists had believed them to be extinct, Oxford University said in a news release.
The mineral pyrite (/ ˈ p aɪ r aɪ t / PY-ryte), [6] or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S 2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral .
Mongolarachne is an extinct genus of spiders placed in the monogeneric family Mongolarachnidae.The genus contains only one species, Mongolarachne jurassica, described in 2013, which is presently the largest fossilized spider on record. [1]
Many dinosaur specimens have been sold at auction, as part of the fossil trade.On average, around five dinosaur skeletons are put up for auction each year. [1] These specimens are mostly purchased by wealthy private collectors and museums in Europe and the United States, though interest has been growing in China as well. [1]
The fossil was placed in a new genus, Idmonarachne, as the species I. brasieri. The genus name is based on the Arachne myth in which Idmon is her father, and is intended to show the position of the genus as a close relative of spiders. The species name honours Martin David Brasier for his contributions to the study of ancient life. The authors ...
FOSSIL FOUND IN NEW YORK: Hidden underground, in shining fool's gold, signs of life from millions of years ago. ... The new fossil is the first to be discovered so far north in South America, and ...