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<p><strong>"If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree. "</strong> ~ Michael Crichton</p>
<p>Welcome to the 144th Daily Field Note! Here you find the top post of the day, one covering each scientific field that is included by Geopolis. Since these authors put a lot of effort in writing a good post they surely deserve the extra exposure.</p>
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<h2>Geology: Trees of Stone</h2>
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<p><a href="https://steemit.com/science/@watersnake101/trees-of-stone">Original post </a>by @watersnake101</p>
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<p>Fossilized trees can be found all over the world. Trees that has retained its form but has solidified and has turned into petrified wood. Here in the Philippines there are some wood that has been recovered which dates back 750,000 years ago. Here are some of the petrified wood that were discovered in our country. </p>
These specimens were recovered from Cagayan in the Northern island of Luzon, Philippines. These specimens was told that dates back 750,000 years ago but has no descriptions of the species of trees. Normally organic matter dec...</blockquote>
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<h2>Archeology: Human Evolution: What Is It All About And Why Is Homo Sapiens The Only Species Alive, Who Were The Neanderthals? Let's Find Out!</h2>
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<p><a href="https://steemit.com/steemstem/@stembuzz/human-evolution-what-is-it-all-about-and-why-is-homo-sapiens-the-only-species-alive-who-were-the-neanderthals-let-s-find-out">Original post </a>by @stembuzz</p>
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<p>Hello steemit friends, one of the greatest and confused understanding is about human creation, it's anxiousness still remains on how humans came into existence and where did we start, thus this debate is one in which we have to sit down and take moments to imagine on "How did we even came into existence", we end up with no real solid explanation on this question. Lots of scientists brought into theory on how humans were made with lots of creation myths. Humanlike creature which was classified as Homo sapien, being a part of the hominids groups. The hominids was claimed to swing from other primate and this claim was supported by the anthropological and archaeological theory, thus this evid...</p>
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