Why Don't All Skeletons Become Fossils?

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Why Don't All Skeletons Become Fossils?

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Jun 21, 2017

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Skeletons of ancient animals sometimes become fossilized. But if this happened to every animal that ever lived, wouldn’t we be swimming in a sea of fossils right now? BrainStuff explains why only a fraction of animal bones turn into fossils. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jun 21, 2017

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Why Don't All Skeletons Become Fossils?

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