fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoThe planet still belongs to the dinosaurs.mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down15
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1external-linkThe planet still belongs to the dinosaurs.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squaregeneral_kitten@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·16 hours agodinosaurs never became oil/coal
minus-squareNima@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agosome of them likely did, given the current theory of how oil happens. dead organic material is dead organic material. there’s just more vegetation than animal matter.
minus-squaresalty_chief@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours agoLook I just learn stuff that college teaches me okay. So decaying trees, plants and animals (dinosaurs) are the primary source of oil. Oil is being made daily based on decaying organic material. This is why the planet has so much of it.
dinosaurs never became oil/coal
some of them likely did, given the current theory of how oil happens. dead organic material is dead organic material.
there’s just more vegetation than animal matter.
Look I just learn stuff that college teaches me okay. So decaying trees, plants and animals (dinosaurs) are the primary source of oil. Oil is being made daily based on decaying organic material. This is why the planet has so much of it.
Useless shits
not with that attitude