• BleatingZombie@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m not an expert by ANY means, but I think there needs to be strict conditions to make fossils. I think most bones just eventually turn to dust

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        1 year ago

        That’s true although I would also hypothesize that giant mollusks would likely fall into a biome that has these conditions.

        That said, I could see body of a slug not really getting fossilized. The shell probably would be, but maybe not depending on circumstances.

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      1 year ago

      The bodies yes, the shells I imagine were fashioned into exceptional armor locked in ancient vaults.