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fossilized

[fahs-uh-lahyzd] / ˈfɑs əˌlaɪzd /
ADJECTIVE
ossified
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
petrified
Synonyms


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Researchers are also studying fossilized amber, dinosaur scales and bones from other dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

If you’ve been to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, you’ve probably been wowed by the fossilized remains of Thomas, the formidable 34-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex dominating the Dinosaur Hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Remarkably, evidence of that ancient meal survived in fossilized feces, preserving what researchers describe as the finest feather specimen yet discovered from the age of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

The fossilized tooth is believed to be at least 10,000 years old.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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


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