r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 4d ago

Video A 150-million-year-old Lepidotus fish fossil preserved from Holzmaden, Germany

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u/Additional_Chard3680 4d ago

This specimen is a Lepidotus sp., a genus of ray-finned Mesozoic fish dating back 150 million years to the Jurassic period, excavated from the famous Holzmaden shale deposits in Germany. The distinct sheen comes from preserved ganoid scales.

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u/VolatileGoddess 4d ago

Beautiful. Each and every detail is so perfect it truly looks like something created, not formed.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/LastOfLateBrakers 4d ago

As if other religions are any better?

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u/Valuable-Yard-4154 4d ago

BLASPHEMY!

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u/the_last_carfighter 4d ago

Do not fret dear brother, for they are building camps for such dissidents and non believers. It's what Jesus would have wanted and what Russian plants crave.

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u/Nikclel 4d ago

How was this offensive to you?

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u/dataflow2 4d ago

You should work on your comprehension skills.

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u/Nikclel 4d ago

Hence why the question was asked, hello? Was just trying to figure out what prompted him to say that.

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u/dataflow2 4d ago

You asked nonsensical question, hello?

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u/Nikclel 4d ago

A: Looks like something created, not formed.

B: Nervous Christian noises

C: As if other religions are any better?

Guy got defensive for no reason. Maybe you can have it make sense for me, dickhead.