{"id":1267,"date":"2017-12-29T06:15:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T11:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antoniokuilan.com\/blog\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2017-12-29T06:15:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T11:15:34","slug":"why-do-fossils-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antoniokuilan.com\/blog\/why-do-fossils-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do fossils matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why do fossils matter? In the simplest explanation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucmp.berkeley.edu\/paleo\/fossils\/index.html\">fossils<\/a> are one of the strongest lines of evidence for evolution. Fossils allow us to examine the rich diversity of ancient life that lived on our planet millions and millions of years before the arrival of modern humans.\u00a0 We can understand <a href=\"https:\/\/biologos.org\/common-questions\/scientific-evidence\/fossil-record\">how life evolved<\/a>, observe invertebrate transitions, and contribute to our<a href=\"http:\/\/tolweb.org\/tree\/\"> tree of life,\u00a0<\/a>placing a magnifying glass on the evolutionary history of all Earth&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.org\/encyclopedia\/biodiversity\/\">biodiversity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I found an interesting video created by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EthanCowgill\">Ethan Cowgill <\/a>that briefly explains why fossils matter in a cinematic storytelling manner. Ethan runs a channel on YouTube called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PALEOFEED\/featured\">The Living Past<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s always inspiring when discovering those who are positively impacted by science so much, that they must share that science seduction with the world. Thank you Ethan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Fossils Matter\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BnypOGs4Evg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do fossils matter? In the simplest explanation, fossils are one of the strongest lines of evidence for evolution. 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