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fossilization

[fahs-uh-liz-ay-shuhn, -lahyz-] / ˌfɑs ə lɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -laɪz- /


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At such locations, fossils may retain not only bones and other hard tissues, but also delicate soft structures that are usually lost during fossilization.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The fossil belongs to Dendrocrinus simcoensis and preserves its tube feet, delicate structures that almost never survive fossilization.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

It also opens new possibilities for studying extinct animals at the molecular level, potentially giving scientists access to biological information that was once assumed to have vanished during fossilization.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

The vessels had been preserved as iron-rich mineralized casts, which is a common fossilization process.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026

Till men began to wonder at the stratification of rocks, and the fossilization of shells, there was no science of Geology. 

From Westminster Sermons with a Preface by Charles Kingsley


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