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Apr 25, 2022

Glowing Spider Fossils Prompt Breakthrough Research on Treasure Trove of Amazingly Well-Preserved Specimens

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Glowing spider fossils prompt breakthrough study of how they were preserved at Aix-en-Provence.

A geologic formation near Aix-en-Provence, France, is renowned as one of the world’s most important treasure troves of Cenozoic Era fossil species. Scientists have been uncovering exceptionally well-preserved fossilized plants and animals there since the late 1700s.

“Most life doesn’t become a fossil.” —

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