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Seemingly Ordinary Fossils May Be Hiding Some Major Clues to the Past [gizmodo.com]:

Some scientists say they can tease complex biological information out of mundane fossils, including signs of skin and eggshells.

Journal Reference:
Victoria E. McCoy, Jasmina Wiemann, James C. Lamsdell, et al. Chemical signatures of soft tissues distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates from the Carboniferous Mazon Creek Lagerstätte of Illinois, Geobiology (DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12397 [doi.org])
Victoria E. McCoy, Jasmina Wiemann, James C. Lamsdell, et al. Chemical signatures of soft tissues distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates from the Carboniferous Mazon Creek Lagerstätte of Illinois, Geobiology (DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12397 [doi.org])
Aude Cincotta, Thanh Thuy Nguyen Tu, Julien L. Colaux, et al. Chemical preservation of tail feathers from Anchiornis huxleyi, a theropod dinosaur from the Tiaojishan Formation (Upper Jurassic, China), Palaeontology (DOI: 10.1111/pala.12494 [doi.org])

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