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
We think the evidence shows that major ecosystem disruptions, resulting in these domino effects, can be caused either by subtracting or adding a major predator, Ripple said. In the case of the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tiger, the problems may have begun by adding a predator, in this case humans.. The new analysis draws on many other existing studies in making its case. For instance, other research describes this process with a model in modern times in Alaska.