(June 17, 2025 at 4:10 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Given that we’ve found individual fossils ranging in size from one ten thousandths of a metre to 2.5 meters, it hard to imagine that an ancient society didn’t leave at least some fossilized remains. Even if they were clever enough to avoid burying their dead (burning or recycling the remains, for example), it beggars belief to imagine that none of them were buried by avalanches or mudslides and not recovered.
That wouldn't be that far out there. Keep in mind that we have entire genera that have been without a single fossil until the last few years, and likely have a lot more that still are. All you'd need is a fairly small population that dwells somewhere with poor preservation. Perhaps they all lived in mountain retreats. You're right though, sounds very unlikely.
