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Unthinkable: Neuron Fossils Found in Igneous Rock

Liangtai Lin

Teacher

Many people think igneous rocks cannot contain fossils. However, the following micrograph shows fossilized neurons in a thin section of basalt, which is an igneous rock formed from volcanic lava http://www.wretch.cc/album/show.php?i=lin440315&b=22&f=1472468114&p=101

Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt