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
A Study of Weaning Age in Fossil Elephants Gives Hints About the Cause of Their Extinction. Oct. 29, 2015 â The extinctions of many giant mammals, like mammoths, at the end of the Ice Ages is a story that most people know about.