They could
if we burn all the fossil fuels. Oxygen-producing life will eventually evolve again and the cycle will repeat. I guess the expansion of the sun puts a hard time limit on this kind of thing, but we could probably get 4-8 cycles in, I reckon.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 9 Aug 2024, 18:21,
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no it won't
The global conditions will never occur again
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simbosan is too tired, Sat 10 Aug 2024, 7:02,
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Mr Mould gotcha
But TLDR; we now have bacteria/fungi that can break down lignin, but those bugs didn't exist when woody plants first appeared, so the wood wasn't broken down and it fossilised.
Bugs will eat the lignin now, so no more coal ever again.
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simbosan is too tired, Sun 11 Aug 2024, 9:32,
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