Trace Metals as Biomarkers in Fossils

Friday, July 8, 2011 - 09:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Phil Manning and Roy Wogelius discuss chemical evidence for the survival of animal pigment residue that is over 120 million years old and they show that trace metals in fossils can be mapped to reveal original pigmentation patterns.

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