[GingisK]

I have always thought that the "fossil fuel" theory was ridiculous. All of that material so deep in the ground could not be dinosaur goo. The abiotic theories make much more sense.

Biotic or Abiotic?

[katana]

It is hard to attribute those methane lakes on Titan and the hydrocarbon rich atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn on dinosaur remains.

[Boogieman]

Well, the “fossil fuel” theory was never really about “dinosaur goo”, that’s just a popular myth, probably stemming from poorly written books for kids.

Under the theory, coal is supposed to originate from vegetation that got buried on land. Oil and tar, on the other hand, are supposed to originate from simple organisms like plankton buried under the sea floor.

[T-Bone Texan]

Great link!

The conflict between biotic vs abiotic origins of petroleum is fascinating.

I work a lot in oil and gas, and the topic in and of itself infuriates some folks.

Synolsis: only conspiracy theory types support the abiotic theory. You know, Ron Paul types.