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by nine_k 1520 days ago
Badly damaged teeth also tend to splinter and crack, leaving little from the original shape to recognize.

The question is, where are the half-decayed teeth that must statistically be present in skulls, because people die of unpredictable circumstances?

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what is the statistical chance that half decayed teeth will be present in the population that dies unexpectedly and what is the chance that someone who died unexpectedly will have their fossilized remains dug up later?