{
  "id": 2378484,
  "title": "“One-in-a-million” sea creature fossil preserves soft tissue for 450 million years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/one-in-a-million-sea-creature-fossil-preserves-soft-tissue-for-450",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T01:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260820002450.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have identified exceptionally rare soft tissue preserved in a 450-million-year-old crinoid fossil, more than 200 million years older than the first dinosaurs. Its delicate tube feet offer a remarkable new window into how some of Earth’s earliest reef animals lived, fed, and evolved.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}