Publications by authors named "Colleen A Sullivan"
Article Synopsis
- Fossils are important records of past life, but their stability is compromised by surface conditions like weathering and acidity, which are not well-studied.
- The research aimed to identify how vertebrate fossils dissolve at different acidity levels (pH 4, 5, and 6) in a lab setting, with a hypothesis that higher acidity would increase dissolution rates.
- Findings showed that all fossils lost mass, with the most significant losses occurring at pH 4, alongside changes in elemental chemistry and mineral composition, indicating that key minerals were dissolving due to acid exposure.
