I wanna be a fossil

Hi Pesto.I have to say that I couldn't help but smile when I read your post. Interesting thought. But who's to say that humans will survive ten million years from now? I recall learning that to increase your chances of passing and becoming a fossil, dying near a volcano or a river bank would increase your chances. Unfortunately, I can't remember the reasons why this is so.I am assuming the river bank is suggested because rivers carry a great deal of sediment. This sediment would bury you, protecting your skeleton from erosion, I think.I forget why volcanoes would be a prime place. Could be the expulsion of lava that would bury you, again under a great deal of matter, protecting you from erosion. But wouldn't the extreme heat melt you where you stood? I suppose you die, are slowly buried under sediment, and then the lava pours over you.It might also have to do with the abundant presence of, I think, argon. But again, not sure. Someone that could help you with your endeavor is roxrkool: a geologist.Sorry for the garrulousness of my post; brevity is not a virtue I possess, no matter how hard I try.Welcome to EvC.

Ah, touche. And thank you.