Orange-Colored Lichens Helping Paleontologists Discover Dinosaur Fossils

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Lichens are symbioses between fungi and algae (and/or cyanobacteria) that play important ecological roles and colonize many substrates, including fossils. According to new research, they can serve as biological indicators of fossils in western North America and can be identified using remote sensing. Preferential colonization of dinosaur bones by lichens.Continue Reading