fossilization

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This is a natural fossilization process in which minerals in groundwater precipitate out of the water and accumulate around the organic material.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Ms. Losso was analyzing the trilobites’ appendages when she came across a curled Ceraurus trilobite with a set of plates called sternites lining its stomach that rarely survives fossilization.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Unlike other methods of fossilization in which organic matter is replaced over time by sediment, tar preserves a bone’s collagen, which is more conducive to getting a precise radiocarbon date.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Baleen does not lend itself well to fossilization and none was found in the Hupehsuchus fossils.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

It is thus obvious that during the fossilization of the wood some of the other constituents are lost, and the percentage of carbon by this means raised.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael