fossilized

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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

Much of what we understand about dinosaurs comes from fossilized bones and teeth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 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

South Korea is well known for fossilized dinosaur tracks, nests, and eggs, but actual dinosaur bones are relatively rare.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

I take table 24 their reheated main courses, which they immediately reject as either too cold or fossilized by the microwave.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich