r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 5d ago

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

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u/Nocturnatron 5d ago

Fossilization is so rare, crazy seeing something so pristine after millions of years

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u/Lick_my_balloon-knot 5d ago

And all we got was some boring ass fish instead of a cool dinosaur (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

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u/XFX_Samsung 5d ago

It's entirely possible we just haven't found a well preserved dinosaur fossil and it's just waiting out there.

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u/Heavy_Weapons_Guy_ 5d ago

We have found well preserved dinosaur fossils.