Unexpected exoskeleton remnants found in Paleozoic fossils

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Unexpected exoskeleton remnants found in Paleozoic fossils

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Surprising new research shows that, contrary to conventional belief, remains of chitin-protein complex--"structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide--"are present in abundance in fossils of arthropods from the Paleozoic era. Previously the oldest molecular signature of chitin-protein complex was discovered in 25 million year old Cenozoic fossils and remnants of structur

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