Discoverwildlife.com September 11, 2026 • 18:43

“One of the longest-running cold cases of palaeontology.” Scientists may finally know what created these strange markings - BBC Wildlife Magazine

By Magda Patynska

“One of the longest-running cold cases of palaeontology.” Scientists may finally know what created these strange markings - BBC Wildlife Magazine

This pattern has been puzzling scientists for centuries – now, new research uncovers part of the mystery.

An international team of scientists, led by palaeontologist Andrea Baucon from the University of Cagliari, Italy, have partly solved the mystery of a strange natural pattern called Paleodictyon found… [+5163 chars]

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