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The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood.
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The origin of mammals’ external ears remains a mystery in part because cartilage usually doesn’t fossilize.
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Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Studies involving these prehistoric creatures often rely on teeth above all else; a durable enamel coating helps teeth fossilize reliably, although enamel thickness differs among dinosaur species.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
But whatever transpired, sediment covered and preserved enough of the body that the bones fossilized.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Until recently, scientists thought arthropods flourished during the Cambrian Period (538-485 million years ago), which came before the period in which the specimen found by Parry's team was fossilized, according to Oxford University.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Studies involving these prehistoric creatures often rely on teeth above all else; a durable enamel coating helps teeth fossilize reliably, although enamel thickness differs among dinosaur species.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
But whatever transpired, sediment covered and preserved enough of the body that the bones fossilized.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Until recently, scientists thought arthropods flourished during the Cambrian Period (538-485 million years ago), which came before the period in which the specimen found by Parry's team was fossilized, according to Oxford University.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Fossilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossilize. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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fossilize
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fos·sil·ize
ˈfäs-ə-ˌlīz 
fossilized; fossilizing
: to change or become changed into a fossil
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