fossilization
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Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that the animal had partially decomposed before fossilization, altering its appearance and leading to the earlier misidentification.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
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
Indeed, we may anticipate the speedy fossilization and extinction of books, while these younger broods alone shall occupy the earth.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
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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