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Because there where fewer insects

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Q: Why are there fewer fossils of insects than dinosaurs?
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Are there fewer insects on earth than there are molluscs?

There are not fewer insects on Earth than mollusks but rather the opposite is true. Due to their small size, there are an estimated 10 quintillion insects living on Earth at any given time.


Who discovered insects?

Given that insects are older than humans, it is impossible to say who discovered them. Fossils of insects go back billions of years.


How do you know that sharks are older than dinosaurs?

Fossils of sharks have been found dating back to the Silurian period, more than 200 million years before the first dinosaurs.


What is the scientific name of a person that studies dinosaurs?

The technical term for anyone who studies the fossils of prehistoric creatures other than humans (including dinosaurs) is "paleontologist."


Which era contains fossils of dinosaurs?

Primarily during Cambrian, from 600 million years ago.


What organisms in fossils are now extinct?

99% of all organism who lived once are now extinct, so a list would be more than extensive! Dinosaurs are the big fossils. Mammal fossils are big too. Human and proto-human fossils may be the biggest things in fossils ever.


How many dinosaurs there were?

Paleontologists continue to find and study fossils of previously unknown dinosaur species. The number of dinosaurs that once existed is unknown, but more than 350 different species of dinosaur have been identified from their fossilized remains.


What are California's La Brea Tar Pits famous for?

Dinosaurs!! -this site has provided more Saber-toothed tiger fossils than any other site-


What evidence do you have that dinosaurs lived during the same time as people?

On the contrary, all the evidence shows that, excluding birds, all dinosaurs died out long before people evolved. Dinosaur fossils date to 65.5 million years ago or later, and human fossils date to less than 2.3 million years ago. However, if you count birds as dinosaurs, then the proof is that they're still here today.


Are there more teeth fossils than skin fossils?

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Has it been estimated that fewer than 24 percent of the animal species living today are likely to be preserved as fossils?

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Why are fewer bird fossils found in the fossil record than those of reptiles and mammals?

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