SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 27, 2026Science Daily

Scientists finally explain Earth’s strangest fossils

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Scientists discovered that ancient clay minerals acted like natural cement, binding sand grains around 570-million-year-old soft-bodied Ediacara organisms to create detailed fossil impressions in sandstone.

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