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[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Well, there are plenty of hominid fossils and we humans are plentiful.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

[off topic]

The Gryphon's Skull is a fun read. Two Greek traders, circa 300 BC, discover a dinosaur fossil...

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gryphon-s-skull-harry-turtledove/8156325?ean=9781612421421&next=t

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago

If you like fun but also well-researched stories about people living in pre-modern times, you might also enjoy the weird medieval guys podcast :) They actually did an episode on fossils recently. Another funny story they mention is the one of Johann Beringer's "Lying Stones".

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So, technically there could be a paleantology dinosaur?

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Paleosaurus (that's a real word)

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, just like there are archeologists digging human fossilized bones now.

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