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Keratin Durability Has Implications for the Fossil Record: Results from a 10 Year Feather Degradation Experiment
Keratinous ‘soft tissue’ structures (i.e. epidermally derived and originally non-biomineralized), include feathers, skin, claws, beaks, and hair. Despite their relatively common occurrence in the fossil record (second only to bone and teeth), few studies have addressed natural degradation processes...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4934732/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27384819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157699 |