When scientists discover a new species of human based on one fossil, how do they know it wasn’t just one genetic freak?
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Fossilization is actually extremely rare. It only happens under certain conditions, which is why you can’t just dig anywhere and find a fossil even though billions of creatures die every year and have been for billions of years.
If you find a fossil, it is a very safe bet that was just the lucky corpse out of many more just like it that happened to get preserved.
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