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fossilization

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


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

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2026

To investigate what happened during burial and fossilization, Tarhan's team used an innovative chemical approach.

From Science Daily Jan. 27, 2026

A team of researchers has developed an innovative method based on fossilization processes to seal cracks and fractures in rock using a "concretion-forming resin."

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

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

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 H. G. (Herbert George) Wells




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