Palaeobiology of red and white blood cell-like structures, collagen and cholesterol in an ichthyosaur bone

© 2017 The Author(s). Carbonate concretions are known to contain well-preserved fossils and soft tissues. Recently, biomolecules (e.g. cholesterol) and molecular fossils (biomarkers) were also discovered in a 380 million-year-old concretion, revealing their importance in exceptional preservation of...

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Main Authors: Plet, C., Grice, Kliti, Pagès, A., Verrall, M., Coolen, M., Ruebsam, W., Rickard, W., Schwark, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130100577
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58034