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The planet still belongs to the dinosaurs. (mander.xyz)
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[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

dinosaurs never became oil/coal

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Useless shits

[–] salty_chief@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Look I just learn stuff that college teaches me okay. So decaying trees, plants and animals (dinosaurs) are the primary source of oil. Oil is being made daily based on decaying organic material. This is why the planet has so much of it.

[–] bigboitricky@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

not with that attitude

[–] Nima@leminal.space 1 points 2 weeks ago

some of them likely did, given the current theory of how oil happens. dead organic material is dead organic material.

there's just more vegetation than animal matter.