fossilization
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Soft tissues such as blood vessels usually disappear during decomposition long before fossilization is complete.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
Small animals are generally more difficult to find in the fossil record because their fragile bones are less likely to survive the fossilization process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The vessels had been preserved as iron-rich mineralized casts, which is a common fossilization process.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
Before we can decide on this question of transportation, we must know whether the fossil coal-plants occurring in high latitudes bear the marks of friction and of having decayed previously to fossilization.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
Vocabulary lists containing fossilization
Evolutionary BIology - Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - Middle School
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Paleontology - Introductory
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