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Why Are Human Fossils Scarce?

Why Are Human Fossils Scarce?

One question we are often asked is why more human fossils are not found in older rocks. In order to become a fossil, a creature must be buried rapidly in sediment so that it does not decay. Aquatic animals would be much more likely to produce fossils...

Today's Creation Moment · Creation Moments Inc.

September 13, 20242m 0s

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One question we are often asked is why more human fossils are not found in older rocks. In order to become a fossil, a creature must be buried rapidly in sediment so that it does not decay. Aquatic animals would be much more likely to produce fossils in say, a worldwide flood than land animals; and indeed geologists universally use small marine creatures as their "index fossils." 

Notes: Photo: Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis, another so-called "missing link" between apes and humans. (PD)

 

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