Sentences with phrase «contained tiny fragments»

Ten of the 15 coprolites that Chin and her team examined contained tiny fragments of shell that were scattered throughout the dung.

Their fossilized droppings, or coprolites, contained tiny fragments of mollusk and other crustacean shells along with an abundance of rotten wood, researchers report September 21 in Scientific Reports.

Not exact matches

But being able to recover tiny fragments of DNA doesn't change the fact that any sample will contain genetic sequences from more than just the organism of interest.

These fragments contain tiny images of people, anonymous and entirely marginal in their original context; in Stezaker's treatment, they become central, mysterious players in an elusive drama.