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minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoTechnically a fossil is any remnant of an organism or its activities, not just petrified bones. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil.
minus-squareLommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months ago But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil. This had me in stitches. Thanks :D
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoIf I’m gonna be a pedant, I’ve gotta take it to the extreme.
minus-squareDaft_ish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-24 months agoOmg the pedentry needs to stop. Specific to what ever fossil is being refered too.
Technically a fossil is any remnant of an organism or its activities, not just petrified bones.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil
But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil.
This had me in stitches. Thanks :D
If I’m gonna be a pedant, I’ve gotta take it to the extreme.
Omg the pedentry needs to stop. Specific to what ever fossil is being refered too.