mineralize

Five vertebrae have been recovered, each partly mineralized, which helped preserve them.

Keratin creates a dense, mineralized barrier over the tooth's surface, blocking the nerve channels responsible for sensitivity.

The team examined mineralized structures within the sharks’ cartilage skeletons.

Results of the study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, suggest thresher shark vertebral anatomy and mineralized microstructure meet the demands required for fast swimming and tail-whipping behavior seen in these species.

Many organisms can produce minerals or mineralized tissue.