Determining fossilisation processes of a rare iron-rich Lagerstätte

大多数化石遗址只保存了骨骼和牙齿等抵抗性元素，这导致了关于软动物和结构如何随着时间进化的问题。最近在新南威尔士州发现的化石矿床似乎为保存软组织提供了一套新的条件。该项目旨在限制年龄和评估产生这个独特化石遗址的石化过程。我们将使用一个综合的方法来重建这个Lagerstätte的形成。这项工作将为我们对石化过程的理解提供重大进展，并指导发现其他保存完好的化石矿床，这对重建澳大利亚的生物历史至关重要。

Most fossil sites only preserve resistant elements such as bones and teeth, leading to questions about how soft animals and structures have evolved over time. The recent discovery of a fossil deposit in New South Wales appears to demonstrate a new set of conditions for the preservation of soft tissues. This project aims to constrain the age of and assess the fossilisation processes that produced this unique fossil site. We will use an integrative approach to reconstruct the formation of this Lagerstätte. The work will provide significant advances in our understanding of the process of fossilisation and guide the discovery of other exceptionally-well preserved fossil deposits, critical in reconstructing the biological history of Australia.