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minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoPerhaps it was a plaster cast replica of the real fossil itself.
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoMost likely. Some fossils are, although very hard, rather brittle as well.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago although hard Hardness implies brittleness. Knives aren’t so hard that they never need sharpening because if they were, they would shatter when dropped
Perhaps it was a plaster cast replica of the real fossil itself.
Most likely. Some fossils are, although very hard, rather brittle as well.
Hardness implies brittleness. Knives aren’t so hard that they never need sharpening because if they were, they would shatter when dropped