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Feb 8 / 2:55am

What Rotting Fish Reveal about the Fossil Record

A new study published in the journal Nature finds that fish — and other living creatures — don't decompose in a random order. The newly evolved parts go first.

That could have a major impact on the way we read the fossil record. Dr. Rob Sansom is a researcher at the University of Leicester and the leader of the study. He talks to NPR's Guy Raz about the role decomposition plays in the formation of fossils.

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