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Can a worm be fossilized

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Yes, a worm can be fossilized, but it is extremely rare, because it has no skeleton to be mineralized over time. So the only way you could find a fosssil of a worm is in a sandstone, because there it could have chances to be preserved.

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No worms cant be fossilized because they dont have bones fossils contain bones of the animal worms hardly have any bones

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