Putative fossil blood cells reinterpreted as diagenetic structures
Red to red-orange spheres in the vascular canals of fossil bone thin sections have been repeatedly reported using light microscopy. Some of these have been interpreted as the fossilized remains of blood cells or, alternatively, pyrite framboids. Here, we assess claims of blood cell preservation with...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-12-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/12651.pdf |