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Fossil Poop - Back Dating American Inhabitants
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4-4-2008 2:32 PM
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Marcariel
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Good to know they can tell where we came from by the s**t we leave behind. I doubt these people were considering leaving a DNA trail when they were passing through.
Interesting find providing new dates to add to our science books.
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