If this was an animal carcass, what would we think? First, that it’s a food source for other members of the local ecosystem. So we would expect scavengers to come and feast. We know that bacteria will help break down what remained, which would feed the soil, among other important activities. Looking closer, we know the bone structure would reveal how it adapted to its environment, the place it called home. In short, we’d get a tiny window into a moment in time that is part of a huge continuous evolutionary cycle. It may sound gruesome, but decomposition is a critical component to maintaining life on Earth. But, this is…