Exceptionally preserved ‘skin’ in an Early Cretaceous fish from Colombia

Studies of soft tissue, cells and original biomolecular constituents preserved in fossil vertebrates have increased greatly in recent years. Here we report preservation of ‘skin’ with chemical and molecular characterization from a three-dimensionally preserved caudal portion of an aspidorhynchid Cre...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrés Alfonso-Rojas, Edwin-Alberto Cadena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9479.pdf