fossilization
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So how do scientists begin to disentangle the various natural and human forces that influence fossilization?
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
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
Very few actual remains of birds have been found; but this is not surprising, since birds would rarely be exposed to the conditions which were essential to the fossilization of their remains.
From Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science by Ackland, T. S. (Thomas Suter)
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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