fossilized

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Fossilized dinosaur eggshells included in the study, for example, continued to show detectable statistical patterns connected to ancient biological activity.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Fossilized human footprints found in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park were almost certainly made more than 20,000 years ago, during the height of the last ice age, according to new research.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

Fossilized plants found in a coal mine in central China that date back 170 million years show ginkgo-like trees with only slight variations in the shape of their leaves and number of seeds.

From National Geographic • Oct. 4, 2023

Fossilized pigments in the feathers suggest that its body was black, while its head and shoulders were an iridescent rainbow.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023

Fossilized pizza, snack puddings, lunch meat, and a wide array of condiment packets.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline