Sung to the tune of “Lake of fire” written by the Meatpuppets, performed by Nirvana
The Science: Much of what we know about life long ago comes from our study of mineralized remains, or fossils. Fossils form when a living thing gets covered by soil or silt and its soft tissues are slowly replaced with minerals. Fossils are rare because most of the time soft tissue decomposes before it can be preserved. We usually think about dinosaurs when we think of fossils, but the limestone islands of the Bikini atoll are full of them as well!
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I know a place where dinosaurs toiled
Then they sunk down into the soil
Became a bed of fossils, made oil
In the tar pits you can watch them boil
Apatosaurus, neck so tall
Chewing on branches until they fall
This gentle giant didn’t consume meat
Never met a plant he didn’t want to eat
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Velociraptor, sleek and spry
Pack runs by in the blink of an eye
Better watch out when you hear that screech
Got a big ol’ claw foot to help him reach
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Tyrannosaurus, king of the crew
Feared by all and a carnivore too
Made it a point to really harm
Every little creature who mocked his little arms