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罕见的化石记录(Rare fossil record) 　　the preservatin f ebrs and uveniles is a rate urrene in the fssil rerd the tin, deliate seletns are usuall sattered b savengers r destred b eathering befre the an be fssilized ihthsaurs had a higher hane f being preserved than did terrestrial reatures beause, as arine anials, the tended t live in envirnents less subet t ersin still, their fssilizatin required a suite f fatrs: a sl rate f dea f sft tissues, little savenging b ther anials, a la f sift urrents and aves t uble and arr aa sall bnes, and fairl rapid burial given these fatrs, se areas have bee a treasur f ell-preserved ihthsaur fssils 　　the depsits at hlzaden, geran, present an interesting ase fr analsis the ihthsaur reains are fund in bla, bituinus arine shales depsited abut 190 illin ears ag ver the ears, thusands f speiens f arine reptiles, fish and invertebrates have been revered fr these rs the qualit f preservatin is utstanding, but hat is even re ipressive is the nuber f ihthsaur fssils ntaining preserved ebrs ihthsaurs ith ebrs have been reprted fr 6 different levels f the shale in a sall area arund hlzaden, suggesting that a speifi site as used b large nubers f ihthsaurs repeatedl ver tie the ebrs are quite advaned in their phsial develpent; their paddles, fr exaple, are alread ell fred ne speien is even preserved in the birth anal in additin, the shale ntains the reains f an nebrns that are beteen 20 and 30 inhes lng 　　h are there s an pregnant feales and ung at hlzaden hen the are s rare elsehere? the qualit f preservatin is alst unathed and quarr peratins have been arried ut arefull ith an aareness f the value f the fssils but these fatrs d nt aunt fr the interesting questin f h there ae t be suh a nentratin f pregnant ihthsaurs in a partiular plae ver lse t their tie f giving birth 　　罕见的化石记录 　　胚胎与幼体被保存下来在化石记录中是少见的事情。 微小纤细的骨骼通常在石化前就被食腐肉的动物拆散了，或者被风化作用破坏掉了。 鱼龙比起陆地的动物有更大的几率被保存下来，因为它们作为海洋动物常生活在腐蚀性较小的环境中。 但是它们的石化需要一系列因素：软组织的腐烂速度缓慢，很少被其他动物残食，缺少混杂、冲走小骨头的快速水流和波浪，以及相当快地被掩埋。