99-Million-Year-Old Lizard's Scales, Soft Tissue Preserved (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

99-Million-Year-Old Lizard's Scales, Soft Tissue Preserved

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Amber can exquisitely preserve small forest animals that would have otherwise decomposed. CT scans of this fossilized Oculudentavis naga showcase the specimen's scales, skin and soft tissue.

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Adolf Peretti/Peretti Museum Foundation/Current Biology

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