One thing people often miss is that fossils are extraordinarily rare. The general thought is that less than .1% of all species to ever exist have been fossilize

One thing people often miss is that fossils are extraordinarily rare. The general thought is that less than .1% of all species to ever exist have been fossilized. The conditions need to be perfect. Honestly it's amazing we know as much as we do. It's not easy to preserve something for hundreds of years, let alone millions or billions.