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CrashCourse, "How Do Fossils Form?: Crash Course Geology #18.", September 10, 2026, YouTube, 10:20, https://youtube.com/watch?v=iWUp2kMCv6o. |
Everybody dies, but few fossilize. In this episode of Crash Course Geology, we’ll learn how fossils form and why they’re so rare. Although very few living things ever become fossils, those that /do/ help us understand Earth’s history and how life came to be as it is today.
Introduction: Nodosaur 00:00
What's a Fossil and How Do They Form? 0:31
Why are Fossils Rare? 5:15
What Can We Learn from Fossils? 6:30
Review and Credits 9:38
Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RpwM8ZQPFk_DkzMJjMdtRrNGrJSNJ7FbgmQybSZ2Cqo/edit?tab=t.0
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Introduction: Nodosaur 00:00
What's a Fossil and How Do They Form? 0:31
Why are Fossils Rare? 5:15
What Can We Learn from Fossils? 6:30
Review and Credits 9:38
Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RpwM8ZQPFk_DkzMJjMdtRrNGrJSNJ7FbgmQybSZ2Cqo/edit?tab=t.0
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