3D conservation of trilobite soft tissues clarifies convergent advancement of protective registration
Registration in arthropods is a crucial protective method that supplies security versus predation. A-- C, Enrolled Ceraurus from the Walcott-Rust Quarry. D-- F, Enrolled Flexicalymene from the Walcott-Rust Quarry. G-- I, Enrolled isopod. J-- L, Enrolled glomerid millipede. Credit: Sarah R. Losso
They 'd remained in the collections of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) because the 1870s when they were very first found. Nestled in amongst the biggest collection of trilobites, the special fossils rested in drawers till 145 years later on when Sarah Losso, Ph.D. prospect in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) at Harvard, started combing through the collection of trilobites as part of her argumentation....