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minus-square@spongebue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•6 months agoAnd just like… Disintegrated instead of fossilizing
minus-square@BleatingZombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish14•6 months agoI’m not an expert by ANY means, but I think there needs to be strict conditions to make fossils. I think most bones just eventually turn to dust
minus-square@wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish7•6 months agoThat’s true although I would also hypothesize that giant mollusks would likely fall into a biome that has these conditions. That said, I could see body of a slug not really getting fossilized. The shell probably would be, but maybe not depending on circumstances.
minus-square@SlothMama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•6 months agoThe bodies yes, the shells I imagine were fashioned into exceptional armor locked in ancient vaults.
And just like… Disintegrated instead of fossilizing
I’m not an expert by ANY means, but I think there needs to be strict conditions to make fossils. I think most bones just eventually turn to dust
That’s true although I would also hypothesize that giant mollusks would likely fall into a biome that has these conditions.
That said, I could see body of a slug not really getting fossilized. The shell probably would be, but maybe not depending on circumstances.
The bodies yes, the shells I imagine were fashioned into exceptional armor locked in ancient vaults.