Maybe you’ve seen a fossil T. rex, or a fossil wooly mammoth. But what exactly IS a fossil? Can a fossil be a plant, or a footprint? Does a fossil have to be a dinosaur?
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From beautiful amber to ancient DNA, the fossil record of Earth stretches back hundreds of millions of years. In this video, Macauley curator Roger Benson explains how a fossil is different from a skeleton, and shows many of the types of fossils that have helped paleontologists to understand the history of life on our planet.
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27 июн 2024
