Prehistoric builders reveal trade secrets

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Published by University of Leicester Press Office for University of Leicester in Education and also in Environment

A fossil which has lain in a museum drawer for over a century has been recognised by a University of Leicester geologist as a unique clue to the long-lost skills of some of the most sophisticated animal architects that have ever lived on this planet. It has provided evidence that early organisms developed specialised roles and that these specialists displayed co-operation in order to construct their homes – much like today’s builders employ a team of bricklayers, plasters and decorator...

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