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Mar 3 2011

How Fossils Work

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A fossil is a piece of once-living organic material that has undergone a transition from an organic state to an inorganic state. But what exactly is fossilization? Listen in as Josh and Chuck break down the process of fossilization.

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Join Josh and Chuck as they dig into the fascinating world of fossils, from ancient Lucy's mysterious missing foot bone to adorable baby mammoths frozen in Siberian ice. The hosts explore how fossils form through different processes - whether it's bones slowly turning to rock in sedimentary layers, creatures getting trapped in tar pits, or perfectly preserved specimens found in amber like something out of Jurassic Park. They'll walk you through the science of fossilization, explain why finding fossils is like winning the geological lottery, and reveal what these ancient treasures tell us about evolution and life on Earth.


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"It's better than Ellen Page running around. What was that movie? Inception. — Josh compared the explanatory video in Jurassic Park to Ellen Page's character in Inception who explains the plot." — Josh
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
1993 2h 7m
★ 8.0
"like the movie Jurassic Park — Chuck referenced the movie when discussing how amber fossils could theoretically be used to extract dinosaur DNA." — Chuck

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