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Fossils aren't plants, they're rocks. Why would anyone assume you mean rocks when you say plants?

• simonh 6y ago
  "Scientists discover rocks beneath mile-deep Greenland ice" maybe isn't quite as catchy, or as useful in conveying relevant information.
  • darkerside 6y ago
    But it would have the advantage of being accurate. This is why they invented words like fossil.
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