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The Largest Fossilized Human Turd Ever Found Came from a Sick Viking (thevintagenews.com)
1 point by gonzodbg on Dec 23, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Can anyone answer whether "fossilized" is accurate in this case? An actual, real fossil can form in only 1000 years?


As far as I know "fossil" is typically only used for things that are older than 10000 years. On the other hand, there is no clear definition of what properties make something an "actual fossil" (there's various ways in which something can be preserved to be a fossil), so it might very well be the same as an old-enough fossil.




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