[Eric in the Ozarks]

There’s no question that coal is the result of compressed plant material. I was active in the Illinois Basin and the evidence of leaves was obvious.

[aruanan]

There’s no question that coal is the result of compressed plant material. I was active in the Illinois Basin and the evidence of leaves was obvious.

I didn't say there were no fossils, just that there are too few and the isotope ratios are wrong.