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tblue37

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Mon Sep 12, 2022, 03:31 PM Sep 2022

Nautilus fossil preserved three-dimensional in iron pyrite

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The fossil of an animal that roamed the ocean 185 million years ago, preserved three-dimensional in iron pyrite

Nautilus is a shelled cephalopod, still around today, their family have been on Earth for half a billion years
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Nautilus fossil preserved three-dimensional in iron pyrite (Original Post) tblue37 Sep 2022 OP
In Awe! Faux pas Sep 2022 #1
Beautiful! Bayard Sep 2022 #2
That is about the closest thing to immortality that one could ask for. Chainfire Sep 2022 #3
WOW!!!! Karadeniz Sep 2022 #4
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