fossilization
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This suggests animals may have occupied environments different from those represented in the Kheseen deposits, or that the chemical conditions responsible for fossilization there were not suitable for preserving animal remains.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Soft tissues such as blood vessels usually disappear during decomposition long before fossilization is complete.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The vessels had been preserved as iron-rich mineralized casts, which is a common fossilization process.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
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
It is an important counterpoise to the hardening and fossilization which repeated habitual actions bring about in the nervous system.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman
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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