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coffeesp00ns · 3180 days ago · link · · parent · post: Most species that disappear today will leave no trace in the fossil record
no idea. but as I said, fossilization takes very specific circumstances. Entire species of animals have existed and died out without any trace in the fossil record - we only have an inkling that they may have existed because of gaps in the fossil record that could potentially be filled.
user-inactivated · 3180 days ago · link ·
I'm fascinated by loss of human knowledge over time -- one of the many reasons I enjoyed Anathem so much -- so I do wonder if there will ever come a time when later humans dig up our fossils and gradually piece together that we existed on every continent.
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coffeesp00ns · 3180 days ago · link ·
This fascinates me as well! I even see it in music all the time. Like, there are so many things that i dig up that I wind up finding out i'm "rediscovering" because bassists are bad record keepers.