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There some life forms on earth that will never become preserved. Squids for example are a high ammonium based life form. The Ammonium prevents fossilization. If
by yndoendo 2y ago
There some life forms on earth that will never become preserved. Squids for example are a high ammonium based life form. The Ammonium prevents fossilization. If humans didn't exist while they do, we would have never known about them. [0] There would have been no preserved record.
[0] https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/squid-empire-danna-staaf/1125995365 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/squid-empire-danna-staaf/11...
- moondrek 2y agoBeing entirely naive to squid prehistory, the wikipedia page for squid shows two apparent-to-me squid fossils [0]. Is there some nuance here that I'm not aware of? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid#Evolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid#Evolution
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- fermisea 2y agoNot sure about squids in particular, but the easiest way isn't necessarily to find remains, but to see negative prints on sediments.
- hn_throwaway_99 2y agoTons of fossils are "negative prints on sediments". GP's assertion that "If humans didn't exist while they do, we would have never known about them" is clearly wrong.
- justinclift 2y agoIs there a marine equivalent of amber that things can be trapped in and preserved? Apart from ice I guess.
- SapporoChris 2y agohttps://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Lab-Preserved-Specimen-Dissection/dp/B09J1M8NJ1?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Lab-Preserved-Specimen-Dissec...