Micrococcus luteus is a Gram-positive, to Gram-variable, nonmotile, Coccus, saprotrophic bacterium that belongs to the family Micrococcaceae. It is urease and catalase positive.
Why is a mammoth more likely to fossilize than a caterpillar? A mammoth is more likely to fossilize than a caterpillar because a caterpillar has no hard tissue. Bones and cartilage are much more likely to fossilize. Edit
Discovery of best preserved cells ever found raises hopes a mammoth could be cloned from tissue, bone marrow and hair found. Animal was found 100 metres under permafrost, and is believed to be at least 10,000 years old. 'Living cells' could help scientists unlock mammoths' complete DNA sequence - essential for cloning.