So many people see this and get a moment of amusement and surprise but never think more about it: This is all of ancient history and archaeology: All of the fatty nooks and crannies lost to the decay of time until we take what remains and reimagine it as a leaner, purpose-built, brutal existence.
Haven't read it myself, but recently learned of Motel of the Mysteries, a book that parodies this concept. Future archaeologist projecting religious significance onto basic modern items, like thinking a toilet seat is a headdress, lol...
It impressed me how much meat rabbits actually have. (They taste like chicken. So it's good but kinda not worth it.)
There is a story from a 19th century siege of Paris that butchers started selling cat carcasses (not considered acceptable as food!) as rabbit carcasses (completely normal as food!), apparently if skinned and missing heads and paws they're extremely similar.
The three that really landed hard for me were the hippopotamus, orca and owl skeletons in terms of looking at dinosaurs and going “okay, but what if meaty, fatty or floofy?” when seeing reconstructions
This isn't accurate. Certainly in the early days of Paleontology. Back when you had the jealous fanatical ego maniac Richard Owen trying to completely discredit his peers. Modern Paleontology is *very* different. It helps we understand the concept of evolution, and that Birds ARE dinosaurs.
fucking magnets, how do they work
Good old shrink-wrap syndrome
To be fair though, the hothouse planet of earlier eras like the Cretaceous period (I think, might be saying the wrong one) probably wasn't survivable for fluffy, fur covered animals
This is why I want a “time viewer” so bad. I have to know. I HAVE TO KNOW
