35 Fossil Jokes That You'll Really Dig

Ready for some fossil-digging fun? These fossil jokes are ones that you will really dig the punch line.

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We always love a good joke in our house, but sometimes they may be a little cringy when you hear the punch line. We have good news for you! These fossil jokes won’t make you petrified because they are only full of good clean kid-friendly fun.

If you are ready for even more laughs, be sure to check out our Dinosaur Jokes for Kids and our Pumpkin Jokes for Kids. We promise you will dig them!

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The Best Fossil Jokes

Q: What do you call a pirate that digs for fossils? An Arrrr-cheologist
I wish I could be a fossil. Only then would someone dig me.
Q: Why did the paleontologists fall in love with the fossil? They were Carbon dating
Scientists thought they had found a limb of an ancient hominid …but it was just a fossil arm.
The other day I found this literal fossil of a PC… It had about a trilobyte of storage on it!
I met a new paleontologist today… Fascinating young lady, called Diana Saw-Hunter.
Q: What do you call it when a boomer pushes their broken car down the road? Fossil fuel
Q: What is the relationship between an old fossil and a paleontologist called? Carbon Dating
Here’s a step-by-step guide to becoming a fossil Step One : Die
Q: What did the hip fossil scientist call his little helpers? Paleopeeps!
Q: What does a paleontologist say to start a fight? I’ve got a bone to pick with you.
Q: Why didn’t the clam move? Because it needed fossil fuel.
Q: Where did the archeologist find the bones? In a foss-hill.
Q: Why did the paleontologist go to the doctor? He discovered a dino sore.
“HEY, is that a rare T-Rex fossil leg? “Nope, fossil arm”
While moving to a new apartment I lost several of my fossils from when I was a kid. They weren’t really worth much so I guess its just the sedimental value I’m missing.

My friends think that your name represents what you should do in life. Dina worked to find a dinosaur fossil, and Jack became a lumberjack, We don’t talk about Cliff.
People who do fossil hunting already have an unfair advantage. The fossils are already dead
Q: What do you call a scientist who specializes in ancient canine fossils? A barchaeologist.
Q: What do you call a Christian who studies fossils? An Episcopaleontologist.
Q: Why were Jim and Martha figuring out how old the fossil was, on their first date? Because they were Carbon Dating.
Q: What is the difference between petrified and fossilized? One is terrified.
I signed up for a dating service through a local college. How was I to know that at Carbon Dating I’d only be introduced to old fossils!
I’m a tour guide at a museum, and when I told a group that the fossil they were looking at was 65 million years and 3 weeks old, they asked me where the 3 weeks came from. I said well it was 65 million years old when I was hired here, and that was 3 weeks ago.
Q: Why is it so hard to date fossils? Because they’re DEAD!
Two fossils are hanging out and eating at a bar. Fossil one: Man this is the best pizza I’ve ever had. Fossil two: It looks so amazing! How good is it? Fossil one: Here, just Trilobyte!
Q: Why do Christians burn fossil fuels? They’re trying to destroy the evidence.

An archaeologist notices his partner appears to be nibbling a fossil… Curious, he walks over and asks, “What you got there?” “Not sure”, replies the fellow, “But you have got to try-a-lil’-bite!”
Q:What do you call a fossil that just lies there? LazyBones!
Q: How do you know if a fossil was afraid before it was petrified? If it’s a Diana-Ross-osaur
Today I learned that burning fossil fuels… is one of the leading causes of statistics.
Q: What kind of music does the fossil record play? Hard rock
Q: What do you call a prehistoric lion? A Mufossil!
Q: Why was the paleontologist angry? He still had a bone to pick.

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35 Fossil Jokes That You’ll Really Dig