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Fossils are thought to take millions of years to form. This generally means only hard bones and shells can get preserved. The idea that soft tissue would get preserved is ludicrous? Some amazing research is revealing soft tissue detail that not only asks big questions about the formation process of fossils but also reveals that trilobites had a hyper eye that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
Other relevant videos:
Great Unconformity: youtu.be/9KAsHfeoD-Q
Rapid Stratification: youtu.be/VHwRmTlZW1s
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References:
nature.com/articles/s41598-021-98740-z
livescience.com/trilobite-eyes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite
nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07013-3
academic.oup.com/nsr/article/4/4/512/4081683
eos.org/articles/rocks-with-soft-tissue-fossils-share-a-mineral-fingerprint
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2451.1989.tb00671.x
sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/surprise-fossils-flash
trilobites.info/eyes.htm
books.google.co.uk/books?id=j4j-S2SuIBoC&pg=PA660&lpg=PA660&dq=wilhelm+st%C3%BCrmer+siemens&source=bl&ots=OclGgywnmV&sig=ACfU3U04c3cdmkihz0AsW66tG7R3LTAuCA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEmenC3cTzAhWhg_0HHZn5CuUQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
palaeontologische-gesellschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PalGes/PalAktuellPDF/PalAktuell_17_1988_05.pdf
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Trilobites
01:52 Trilobite Precursor?
02:45 Compound Eyes
03:54 Wilhelm Sturmer X-Rays
05:12 Soft Tissue Mineralisation (Slow)
06:13 Rapid Mineralisation
#seethepattern #plasmauniverse #electricuniverse
Fossils are thought to take millions of years to form. This generally means only hard bones and shells can get preserved. The idea that soft tissue would get preserved is ludicrous? Some amazing research is revealing soft tissue detail that not only asks big questions about the formation process of fossils but also reveals that trilobites had a hyper eye that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
Other relevant videos:
Great Unconformity: youtu.be/9KAsHfeoD-Q
Rapid Stratification: youtu.be/VHwRmTlZW1s
Please consider supporting this channel through:
patreon.com/seethepattern
paypal.me/seethepattern
Merchandise Available:
shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/see-the-pattern
Follow me on:
facebook.com/SeethePattern
twitter.com/PatternSeethe
References:
nature.com/articles/s41598-021-98740-z
livescience.com/trilobite-eyes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite
nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07013-3
academic.oup.com/nsr/article/4/4/512/4081683
eos.org/articles/rocks-with-soft-tissue-fossils-share-a-mineral-fingerprint
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2451.1989.tb00671.x
sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/surprise-fossils-flash
trilobites.info/eyes.htm
books.google.co.uk/books?id=j4j-S2SuIBoC&pg=PA660&lpg=PA660&dq=wilhelm+st%C3%BCrmer+siemens&source=bl&ots=OclGgywnmV&sig=ACfU3U04c3cdmkihz0AsW66tG7R3LTAuCA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEmenC3cTzAhWhg_0HHZn5CuUQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
palaeontologische-gesellschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PalGes/PalAktuellPDF/PalAktuell_17_1988_05.pdf
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Trilobites
01:52 Trilobite Precursor?
02:45 Compound Eyes
03:54 Wilhelm Sturmer X-Rays
05:12 Soft Tissue Mineralisation (Slow)
06:13 Rapid Mineralisation
#seethepattern #plasmauniverse #electricuniverse










