Top Fossils Quotes
The sand stones had fragments of charcoal on some surfaces but found no recognisable fossils.
George Mercer Dawson
Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.
Pierre Loti
For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered with a layer of sediment.
Richard Leakey
The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and a benchmark, a point of common discussion and an issue of universal scientific interest.
Simon Conway Morris
To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils.
Richard Leakey
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George Mercer Dawson 
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Pierre Loti All Fossils Quotes
The sand stones had fragments of charcoal on some surfaces but found no recognisable fossils.
George Mercer Dawson 
61% of people like this quote
Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.
Pierre Loti
58% of people like this quote
For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered with a layer of sediment.
Richard Leakey
57% of people like this quote
The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and a benchmark, a point of common discussion and an issue of universal scientific interest.
Simon Conway Morris
55% of people like this quote
To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils.
Richard Leakey
52% of people like this quote
I can't think of any other region in the world which is such a vast source of fossils.
Richard Leakey
50% of people like this quote
Why has not anyone seen that fossils alone gave birth to a theory about the formation of the earth, that without them, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the globe.
Georges Cuvier
48% of people like this quote