Abstract

Although the nature and significance of fossils has long been understood, palaeontologists have shown surprisingly little interest in the nature of the processes by which they are formed. Only comparatively recently has taphonomy emerged as a specialised study of the fossilisation process. As part of this new development it has become clear that the preservation of soft tissue is much more prevalent than had been supposed.

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