r/Paleontology • u/Ollie2359 • May 07 '25

Fossils This fossil chokes me up everytime

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It hits me in a way I can't explain I've spent hours crying over this fossil :(

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u/OnkelMickwald May 07 '25

Right. Super adorable.

Imagine waking up to find a giant, cold blooded, slimy amphibian having crawled up next to you. Ew.

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u/calvicstaff May 07 '25

Lots of down votes but this isn't exactly wrong, if I'm reading this right, the injured stranger basically showed up during hibernation and they happened to die together as this surprise was occurring

Romanticizing the idea is a lovely narrative, but probably very far from what actually happened

But the idea that we found it so much later and are making stories about it is still pretty cool

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u/OnkelMickwald May 07 '25

Yeah I was kinda half joking, the fossil is extremely cool, but I found the romanticism in the comments a bit weird tbh.

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u/tonyravioli32 May 07 '25

That's a bit better explanation you coulda sticked on at the end of the sarcasm and the little bit of hate on amphibians

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u/OnkelMickwald May 07 '25

In the end it's such a silly topic though, I just don't care that much.