Fossil Pattern Fractals
by Owen Borville
September 23, 2021
Science, Mathematics
Many fossils follow fractal patterns, including the Nautilus shell, with its signature curve shape, and other fossils with branching patterns.
The nautilus shell follows the Golden Ratio of mathematics.
Snail shells also follow the Golden Ratio.
Animal track patterns produced by footprints in the wet rock deposits also can be classified as fractals, as many repeating patterns are recorded in the fossil record at different scales, extending to infinity.
by Owen Borville
September 23, 2021
Science, Mathematics
Many fossils follow fractal patterns, including the Nautilus shell, with its signature curve shape, and other fossils with branching patterns.
The nautilus shell follows the Golden Ratio of mathematics.
Snail shells also follow the Golden Ratio.
Animal track patterns produced by footprints in the wet rock deposits also can be classified as fractals, as many repeating patterns are recorded in the fossil record at different scales, extending to infinity.