Paleontology as a field includes analysis of chemical residues left by prehistoric organisms, in addition to physical fossils.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, credible sources including an academic reference (AccessScience) and corroborating overviews describing chemical/molecular fossils as part of paleontological study. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- 2026 in paleontology (wikipedia)
- https://www.accessscience.com/content/article/a484100 (corroboration)
- https://www.bioexplorer.net/divisions_of_biology/paleontology/ (corroboration)