Fossils … in 24 Hours?

How long does it take to form a fossil? Ask the average person and they’ll say: millions of years. But did you know scientists can form fossils in the lab in twenty-four hours? That’s right—in just one day!

And these man-made fossils were virtually identical to ones from nature—even under a powerful microscope!

In other words, it doesn’t take millions of years to form fossils. With the right conditions—mostly heat and pressure—fossils can form very quickly. And during Noah’s global flood, the conditions would’ve been perfect to form billions of fossils.

Fossils aren’t millions of years old—they’re thousands of years old.

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