Microbial dynamics and metabolic activity during fish decay under aerobic and anaerobic conditions: insights into microbial fossilization
Maria A. Diaz-Mateus, Alex Smilovitis, Silvia J. Salgar-Chaparro, Kliti Grice · 2026
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Maria Diaz-Mateus and co-authors watch microbes dismantle dead fish in a 2026 study. Fossils begin as carcasses, and microbes run the first act of decay. Oxygen levels steer which microbes thrive and which minerals form around remains. Those early choices shape what, if anything, reaches the fossil record.
Fish decayed under controlled laboratory conditions with and without oxygen. Probes tracked oxygen, acidity, and sulfide in the water through the whole experiment. Gene sequencing named the microbial cast as decay advanced week by week. Water chemistry and newly formed minerals were charted beside the biology. The results inform how soft tissue can, rarely, survive into stone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Maria A. Diaz-Mateus, Alex Smilovitis, Silvia J. Salgar-Chaparro, Kliti Grice |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |