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Washington Post
3 months ago
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Scientists have studied a peculiar fossil since 1931. It was a fake.

The 1931 Italian Alps rock believed to be a reptile fossil with preserved soft tissues was actually mostly paint, revealed by researcher Valentina Rossi.
Valentina Rossi discovered the forgery during her research and aims to uncover the true animal preserved under the paint. [ more ]
Ars Technica
4 months ago
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It's a fake: Mysterious 280 million-year-old fossil is mostly just black paint

Scientists have determined that a 280 million-year-old reptilian fossil found in the Italian Alps is a fake.
The dark outline surrounding the fossil that was long believed to be preserved soft tissue is actually bone-black paint. [ more ]
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