Tag Archive for 'Soft tissue'

Grice et al. integrate organic geochemical analyses with high-resolution micro-mineral imaging of a three-dimensionally preserved Cretaceous pterosaur wing phalanx from Brazil to reveal steroid biomarkers and multi-stage mineralization pathways underlying its preservation. Image credit: Grice et al., doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.116199.

113-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil Reveals What Flying Reptiles Ate

Jun 19, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

A 113-million-year-old pterosaur fossil from northeastern Brazil has yielded rare evidence of soft tissues, organic molecules and chemical traces of a...

The holotype specimen of Montsecosuchus depereti. Image credit: Castillo-Visa et al., doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag076.

125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative Reveals Its True Colors

Jun 18, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Exceptionally preserved skin of Montsecosuchus depereti, an extinct crocodylomorph no larger than a house cat that prowled the tropical wetlands of Early...

Triceratops’ nasal cavity. Image credit: K. Sakane.

Triceratops’ Oversized Nasal Cavities Played Roles Far Beyond Smell, Paleontologists Find

Feb 17, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

For decades, depictions of Triceratops and its kin have been driven by bone alone. Now, paleontologists in Japan have mapped the soft-tissue anatomy of...