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    2 months ago

    Coal is from ancient forests but of a different age (400 million years ago) and it also required wetlands and aquatic life. There was for sure an element of micro life that was involved but photosynthetic aquatic life is only a factor, its not really known exactly what exact factors are determined except time heat and pressure. It would be more accurate to say that zooplankton, algae, and bacteria are what made crude oil.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum#Formation
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboniferous