hotinhawaii t1_isv01ll wrote on October 18, 2022 at 10:07 PM Reply to comment by wolfgang784 in How can we know details about animals that lived thousands of years ago if all we have are bones? by DemetrioGonz yes, but over time as we have accumulated more fossils, many of those mistakes from the past have been corrected and so we know MUCH more now than ever before. And the accuracy of the conclusions reached by examining the fossils improves over time. Permalink Parent 2
hotinhawaii t1_isv01ll wrote
Reply to comment by wolfgang784 in How can we know details about animals that lived thousands of years ago if all we have are bones? by DemetrioGonz
yes, but over time as we have accumulated more fossils, many of those mistakes from the past have been corrected and so we know MUCH more now than ever before. And the accuracy of the conclusions reached by examining the fossils improves over time.