In Photos: Amber Preserves Cretaceous Lizards
Mindy Weisberger
Colorful scales (Image credit: Daza et al. Sci. 2016; 2 : e1501080) Soft tissues rarely survive in fossils preserved in rock, but amber can protect delicate structures, keeping them intact for millions of years. The lovely bones (Image credit: Daza et al. Sci. 2016; 2 : e1501080) Even if the lizards’ bones weren’t preserved, sometimes they left air bubbles behind in the amber that held their former shape. On the tip of his tongue (Image credit: Daza et al. Sci.