Brazilian Investigations in Search for Soft Tissues Preserved in Fossils

Two sub-areas of the Paleontology that have stood out are Experimental taphonomy and, especially, Molecular taphonomy, which is based on different techniques to understand not only the processes of fossilization of soft tissues, but also to identify and characterize original ancient biomolecules. This professional perspective brings definitions of Molecular paleontology and soft tissues, provides a historical overview of the main Brazilian investigations in this field and outlines a future perspective on possible approaches in this area