Page 95 - The Skulls That Demolish Darwin

THE SKULLS THAT DEMOLISH DARWIN

During the formation of fossils, hard struc-
tures such as bones and teeth are preserved
more easily than soft tissues. While soft tis-
sues disappear, bony structures gradually
turn into inorganic ones. Minerals in bone
tissue often have much the same structure as
the inorganic minerals in rocks. This replace-
ment of molecules enables living things that
existed tens of millions of years ago to be
preserved right down to the finest detail. The
structural detail of the teeth and internal
structure of the bone tissue of the 74-million-
year-old brown bear pictured can clearly be
seen. Living things that existed millions of
years ago had exactly the same bone tissue
and perfect anatomy as their present-day
counterparts.

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