Chemical ghosts of dinosaurs may help reveal new secrets
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 07:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Most of life is carbon-based, that is, organic. These organic molecules containing mostly carbon and hydrogen are delicate to the ravages of time, relatively speaking. They aren't usually preserved in fossils that paleontologists unearth to tell the story of our planet's past. For them, it is vital information lost forever.