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化石来自远古,它们静静地沉睡在岩层中,无声无息。它们是地质学家们的珍贵资料。然而对于很多公众来说,它们是新鲜而陌生的——它们来自亿万年前的远古时代,与现代社会似乎格格不入;它们是科学家放在象牙之塔中的古董,与大众似乎毫无关联。其实恰恰相反,化石既属于远古,也属于今天;既是科学的,也是艺术的;既是科研工作者的,也属于大众的。因此,
Fossils from ancient times, they quietly sleeping in the rock, silent. They are precious data for geologists. Yet for many, they are new and unfamiliar - they come from ancient times hundreds of millions of years ago, as if they were incompatible with modern society; they are the antiques that scientists put on the ivory tower and seem to have nothing to do with the general public. In fact, on the contrary, fossils belong to ancient times as well as to today; they are both scientific and artistic; they are both scientific workers and people. therefore,