fossilization
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These fossils are exceptionally rare because they preserved not only the feathers but also their original coloration, thanks to unique fossilization conditions in the region.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
Given the rarity of fossilization for hominin remains and how few have been found, we might never catch a glimpse of our immediate direct ancestor, Wood says.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 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
The tree trunks, which are subfossils -- remains whose fossilization process is not complete -- were sliced into tiny single tree-rings.
From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2023
Again there is a sort of mental fossilization which we find in folk-lore and the deep-lying irrational superstitions and prejudices that still survive among modern civilized people.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Vocabulary lists containing fossilization
Evolutionary BIology - Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - Middle School
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Paleontology - High School
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Paleontology - Introductory
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