fossilize
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When these results are combined with fossilized footprints, the overall appearance of this duck-billed dinosaur, long speculated about but never documented with this level of precision, becomes much clearer.
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Because sharks possess skeletons made of cartilage, their bodies rarely fossilize.
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Praia do Telheiro revealed a single footprint attributed to either a teenager or an adult woman, found near fossilized bird tracks that are typical of rocky and coastal habitats.
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The team examined fossilized teeth from 51 hominids found across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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Researchers examined six fossilized specimens, including pupae and emerging adults, all showing the presence of a terminal disc.
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