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It's a numbers game. The stadiums, highways, etc. are very few and are being built during a blink of history, compared to fossils which typically come from anim
by causal 2y ago
It's a numbers game. The stadiums, highways, etc. are very few and are being built during a blink of history, compared to fossils which typically come from animals that were around for tens or even hundreds of millions of years. The sheer number of creatures that lived and died means we've had a few lucky pieces preserved.
Earth's surface isn't very static. On a geological timescale it is constantly moving and churning.
- generic92034 2y ago> Earth's surface isn't very static. On a geological timescale it is constantly moving and churning. The major part on a timescale seems to be over, though. When the Sun's increasing luminosity in 500-600 million years will evaporate the oceans, eventually plate tectonics will stop.[1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future