The Dinosource
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The Dinosource
012 - Fossilization (Oviraptor, Kosmoceratops and Umoonasaurus)
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Episode 12
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References
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191106112109.htm
- News article summarizing “flash fossilization” (bacteria replacing organic matter, then fossilizing)
- Microbes can play a large role in fossilization! We weren’t able to get to it in this episode, but further reading if you’re interested
- A good overview of the diagenesis process
- Geology lab notes from a first-year university course which are more about marine life, but give a good overview of fossils caused by alteration.
- Just another nice overview of fossilization
- Scholarly article on Eric, the opalized pliosaur
- An Iguanodon specimen where the entire holotype is opalized
- Cast fossils
- Formal description of Kosmoceratops
- Information on Umoonasaurus
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