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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•1 year agoHonestly, it would be amazing if the answer was that large mollusks actually existed and were poorly documented.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•1 year agoAnd just like… Disintegrated instead of fossilizing
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•1 year agoI’m not an expert by ANY means, but I think there needs to be strict conditions to make fossils. I think most bones just eventually turn to dust
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoThat’s true although I would also hypothesize that giant mollusks would likely fall into a biome that has these conditions. That said, I could see body of a slug not really getting fossilized. The shell probably would be, but maybe not depending on circumstances.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 year agoThe bodies yes, the shells I imagine were fashioned into exceptional armor locked in ancient vaults.
Honestly, it would be amazing if the answer was that large mollusks actually existed and were poorly documented.
And just like… Disintegrated instead of fossilizing
I’m not an expert by ANY means, but I think there needs to be strict conditions to make fossils. I think most bones just eventually turn to dust
That’s true although I would also hypothesize that giant mollusks would likely fall into a biome that has these conditions.
That said, I could see body of a slug not really getting fossilized. The shell probably would be, but maybe not depending on circumstances.
The bodies yes, the shells I imagine were fashioned into exceptional armor locked in ancient vaults.