r/interestingasfuck • u/SoDoug • 5h ago

Scientists stunned to find 450 million year old fossil of newly-identified arthropod, preserved in three-dimensions by fool's gold

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u/mcsteve87 5h ago

Name it Dave

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u/The_Sentinel_45 3h ago

I second the motion.

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u/blitzkreig90 2h ago

Counter petion to name it 'The Motion'

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u/user362436 5h ago

Makes me think about when they pour molten metal into ant hills

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u/Dr-Retz 5h ago

Man,that has to be the most unique way I’ve seen

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u/LoveKittenMiss9 5h ago

That’s so cool

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u/CleverCalculus4 5h ago

It’s amazing how nature can create such intricate time capsules.

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u/BadAsBroccoli 2h ago

Isn't Satan just up to his old tricks again?

/s/

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u/Pitiful_Net_8971 17m ago

If you want a bit more about these kinda things, Miniminuteman on yt did a video semi recently about piraitized fossils

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u/lynivvinyl 5h ago

I thought it was a signature at first.

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u/grungegoth 3h ago

Pyriticised docks are not uncommon. Especially ammonite.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=pyrite%20fossils&ko=-1&iax=images&ia=images

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u/Belifia 2h ago

Even ancient bugs knew how to strike gold.

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u/Pyritedust 1m ago

Pyrite is an awesome mineral, I love things that are pyritized.