[Just mythoughts]

LOL this is a hoot

" The modest haul of just three teeth is the first hard evidence of the evolutionary path that led to today's chimpanzees. "

[Shazbot29]

Scientists who study the extinct creatures that once roamed the Earth are called paleontologists. If you were to watch a paleontologist at work, you would probably see him on his hands and knees, methodically and painstakingly examining the surface of the ground. This is because he is looking for fossils, or else he has lost a contact lens. A fossil is any trace left behind by a living thing. Usually the term refers to mineralized bones, but it can also include teeth, eggs, footprints and unpaid phone bills. By careful analysis, paleontologists can often reconstruct an entire animal from just a tiny fragment of bone. (below)

This is from Tom Weller's Science Made Stupid, one of the funniest books ever written.