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Scientists Have Discovered the World’s First Polyene Pigments in Fossils

Scientists present the world's first evidence of intact polyene pigments in fossils. Snail shells are often colorful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of the snail and stored in the shell in varying concentrations. Fossil shells, on the other hand,

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