fossilized

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Two of those specimens turned out to contain fossilized animals that were nearly impossible to see with the naked eye because the amber pieces were never polished.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Using advanced imaging technology, researchers were able to reveal creatures that had remained trapped inside the fossilized tree resin for tens of millions of years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Using a combination of advanced laboratory methods, including protein sequencing and several forms of mass spectrometry, scientists detected remnants of collagen embedded within the fossilized bone.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Are they fossilized Martian microbes that lived billions of years ago when the planet next door was a wetter, warmer world?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A million years from now, when the rest of the city had crumbled, the bridge would probably remain like a fossilized bone.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld