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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.98,0:00:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine being a fossil:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.48,0:00:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,touring the world's great museums,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.80,0:00:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inspiring awe in onlookers of all ages,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.94,0:00:18.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,posing for hordes of fawning photographers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.31,0:00:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sound like something you'd like?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.34,0:00:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, good luck!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.00,0:00:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At least 99.9% of creatures that have ever lived
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.88,0:00:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aren't preserved in the fossil record.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.51,0:00:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But forget about them,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.86,0:00:30.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyone else will,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.85,0:00:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and listen up!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.56,0:00:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want your corpse
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.72,0:00:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the exclusive 0.01% Club,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.41,0:00:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Hall of Preserved Fossil Fame,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.06,0:00:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will not be easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.82,0:00:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You better work!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.48,0:00:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Step one: die.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.92,0:00:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a cold, hard fact of fossilization.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.12,0:00:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything paleontologists find
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.15,0:00:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was once alive and, at some point, died.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.81,0:00:58.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll skip the details
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.29,0:01:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and assume you had a long, fulfilling life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.12,0:01:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can get to what is really important --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.92,0:01:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how you die.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.14,0:01:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many ways to become a fossil,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.34,0:01:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so let's highlight your top death options.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.62,0:01:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could get yourself trapped in tree sap,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.02,0:01:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, when hardens, turns into amber
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.13,0:01:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can survive intact for millions of years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.30,0:01:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But unless you find a really big tree to sit under,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.66,0:01:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amber preservation will likely remain
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.64,0:01:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the domain of insects and other very small animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.78,0:01:34.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Generally, the right place to be
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.91,0:01:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you want to end up a fossil
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.55,0:01:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is wherever sediment is actively being deposited,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.57,0:01:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a lake or an ocean floor.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.97,0:01:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A mountaintop or prairie?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.76,0:01:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not good!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.22,0:01:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to get buried,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.51,0:01:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the faster the better,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.72,0:01:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the longer you hang around on the surface,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.22,0:01:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more likely you'll get eaten,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.72,0:01:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scavenged,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.55,0:01:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or otherwise destroyed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.05,0:01:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before ever having a chance to get preserved.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.93,0:01:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you can get buried someplace
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.72,0:02:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with little to no oxygen,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.46,0:02:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a bog or a deep lake bottom,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.91,0:02:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even better.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.97,0:02:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That lack of oxygen will slow down your decay
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.55,0:02:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give you more time to fossilize.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.45,0:02:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's say you're lucky enough to die
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.66,0:02:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get buried in a shallow sea
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.65,0:02:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under muddy, sandy sediments.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.97,0:02:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's your next move?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.08,0:02:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One option is a process
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.30,0:02:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called permineralization.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.25,0:02:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While all your soft parts decay away,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.39,0:02:27.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your bones get saturated with mineral-rich waters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.33,0:02:30.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bit by bit, microscopic crystals precipitate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.75,0:02:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of these waters
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.76,0:02:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fill in the empty spaces and pores in your bones.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.83,0:02:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise, you'd better hope
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.50,0:02:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sediments around you harden
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.66,0:02:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while your bones decay away
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.60,0:02:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and another sediment or mineral fills in the spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.13,0:02:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your bones leave behind,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.72,0:02:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating a perfect cast of your skeleton.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.69,0:02:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time, the sediments around your fossil
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.32,0:02:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will lithify or turn into rock.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.48,0:02:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you're not in the clear yet!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.69,0:02:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many things could happen
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.53,0:02:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to those sedimentary rocks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.42,0:03:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that might destroy your chances
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.83,0:03:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of getting discovered.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.73,0:03:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They could get uplifted into a mountain range
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.92,0:03:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and eroded away
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.42,0:03:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or carried along in an oceanic plate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.43,0:03:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and subducted back into the Earth's mantle,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.53,0:03:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,melting your fossil into hot mush.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.84,0:03:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fingers crossed your rock surroundings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.01,0:03:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will get gently lifted up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.76,0:03:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by plate tectonics,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.55,0:03:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sea levels will change,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.01,0:03:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll end up under dry land
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.32,0:03:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,close to the surface,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.44,0:03:26.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not so close
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.97,0:03:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that erosion from wind and rain wipes you away
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.01,0:03:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before someone can come find you.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.98,0:03:35.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last step in this long process,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.99,0:03:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an intrepid paleontologist has to come find you.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.90,0:03:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe she's a research scientist
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.92,0:03:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scouting for fossils your age and type
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.30,0:03:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or just an amateur collector
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.30,0:03:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hoping for a fortuitous find.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.31,0:03:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She whacks away at layers of rock above you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.38,0:03:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or spots your fossil exposed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.10,0:03:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a creek bank after a flood.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.43,0:03:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there you are,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.61,0:04:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a magnificent scientific discovery,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.46,0:04:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,millions of years in the making!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.55,0:04:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She and her colleagues gently extract you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.72,0:04:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the surrounding sediment,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.55,0:04:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,measure and photograph
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.97,0:04:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the bits and pieces they find,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.19,0:04:14.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and begin the complex task of reconstructing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.83,0:04:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how and when you lived
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.74,0:04:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on the evidence they find in your bones.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.67,0:04:24.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paleontologists will be some of your biggest fans
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.51,0:04:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with all those admiring crowds at the museum.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.60,0:04:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You made it!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.09,0:04:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You spent years underground in obscurity,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.38,0:04:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shedding blood,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.43,0:04:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sweat,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.26,0:04:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tears,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.83,0:04:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your internal organs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.26,0:04:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You worked yourself to the bone
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.44,0:04:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until your bones disintegrated
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.64,0:04:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and were replaced by minerals and sediments.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.21,0:04:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was all worth it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.18,0:04:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you're a famous fossil!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.74,0:04:58.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you better hold that pose!