Journal article
Palaeobiology: the enzymes that made soft-tissue fossils scarce
- Abstract:
- Fossilised soft tissues offer exceptional glimpses of ancient biology. However, a new study of the evolution of decay enzymes suggests their proliferation over 500 million years ago contributed to the decline of soft tissue preservation, leaving the animal fossil record dominated by shells and skeletons.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.cub.2026.08.065
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/03wnrjx87
- Grant:
- URF\R1\221220
- Publisher:
- Cell Press
- Journal:
- Current Biology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 21
- Pages:
- R1225-R1227
- Publication date:
- 2026-11-02
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1879-0445
- ISSN:
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0960-9822
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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2492166
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pubs:2492166
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2026-11-02
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- Copyright date:
- 2026
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- The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.
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