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minus-squareHeartwotalk@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoTo expand on this, being older than bones is why you can’t find animal fossils in the Appalachian mountains.
minus-squareboolylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIs that just for vertebrates? Seems that exoskeletons should still be fair game, right?
minus-squareHeartwotalk@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoYou are correct. I had a brain fart. There are shells and the like, but you won’t come across the next big T-Rex find.
To expand on this, being older than bones is why you can’t find animal fossils in the Appalachian mountains.
Is that just for vertebrates? Seems that exoskeletons should still be fair game, right?
You are correct. I had a brain fart. There are shells and the like, but you won’t come across the next big T-Rex find.