Some "extremely rare" fossils that date back 450 million years have revealed a new-to-science species. They were retrieved from a famous fossil site in New York State, USA – and best of all? They're preserved in glittering fool’s gold.



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New 450-million-year-old 3D fossil discovered by Oxford experts

The new species has been discovered by a research team lead by the University of Oxford.

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Spider relative fossil discovered preserved in 3D in fool's gold

The new species has been named after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe of London’s Natural History Museum.

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New 3D fossil discovered preserved in fool’s gold

The fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been found perfectly preserved by fool's gold.

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Scientists discover 450 million-year-old fossil in fool's gold

A creature that scuttled along the seafloor 450 million years ago has been preserved in a rare and striking fossil that formed in fool’s gold.

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Rare fossil preserved in fool’s gold reveals newly identified 450 million-year-old species

The 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool’s gold.

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The new arthropod species, a relative of today's spiders or scorpions, was found in iron pyrite, also known as 'fool's gold'.

A nova espécie de artrópode, parente das atuais aranhas ou escorpiões, foi encontrada em pirite de ferro, também conhecida como 'ouro dos parvos'.

Descoberta nova espécie preservada em "ouro" durante 450 milhões de anos

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New species preserved in “gold” for 450 million years discovered

Most of the fossils that we find in Earth's crust are preserved in sedimentary rock, where layers of mineral cover an organism and, over eons, harden into stone, dead beastie impression and all.

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Stunning fossil preserved in fool’s gold reveals newly identified 450 million-year-old species

Amber preserves all sorts of fossils from mating termites to tiny crabs to tough tardigrades. The richly colored tree resin is not the only substance that can preserve priceless traces of the past. A newly discovered 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod was found entirely preserved in pyrite–aka fool’s gold. The newly named species Lomankus edgecombei boasts a leg coming out of its head called a “great appendage” that likely helped this extinct…

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450-million-year-old arthropod found preserved in fool's gold

And it’s a new-to-science species, too.

"Extremely Rare” Fool’s Gold Fossils Show Soft Tissues Of 450-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature

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