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well, dodos are in the holocene, the LATE LATE LATE holocene (1681 if i remember correctly, gogo quizbowl)
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Yes, but fossilization takes much longer than 400 years. It can't be considered a fossil unless it's been fossilized.
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fine. i digress.
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I wish moas could be considered for the list- or better yet, a Haast's Eagle.
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Just got my rules — no major changes. They added "Lagerstätten" to the "Important events and discoveries" section.
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Well, that's comforting.
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ooh. exciting.
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Are there really no other changes?
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well, besides the small ones on the list.
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Well, that's expected. It barely changed last year, and barely changed this year.
In [extreme] prep for 2011-2012 ( :o ) who's excited about Rocks and Minerals?
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