Fossilization: Understanding the Material Nature of Ancient Plants and Animals

An in-depth look at the latest breakthroughs in our understanding of the material record that deep time leaves behind.

Understanding the complex interplay of physical and chemical processes leading to fossilization is crucial to elucidating the 3800 million years of life on earth. And yet, the process of fossilization also leads to the loss of pivotal biological information, placing constraints on the very same understanding of ancient life it preserves. Over the last decade, however, remark...