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Which organisms have the best chance to be preserved?
fossilized shell
What are four ways that organisms can be fossilized?
imprints gastroliths coproliths molds
What is a biostrome?
A biostrome is a horizontally-bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms.
Organisms with hard parts stand a good chance of being fossilized if they are?
Rapidly buried by sediments
What is fossilized coral made of?
Dead organisms that were living million / billion/S of years ago.
Most organisms or only a comparatively few wind up in the fossil record?
Less than 1% of all organisms that die become fossilized.
What would retain the most detailed impressions of fossilized organisms?
An ancient, rainforest lateritic soil buried by basalt lava flows
How are amber fossils different from regular fossils?
Amber is fossilized tree resin, while most fossils are made from the remains of organisms.
What are fossilized remains of single-celled organisms similar to modern bacteria exist in rocks that are more than 1.5 million years old?
Fossilized remains of single-celled organisms similar to modern bacteria have been found in rocks more than 1.5 billion years old. These fossils provide valuable insight into Earth's ancient environments and the evolution of early life forms.
Why did the earliest organims in the fossil record start off single celled?
It took many years of evolution for complex, multi-celled organisms to develop. Single celled organisms were the first that were around to be fossilized.
What is a fossilized animal?
an animal that got fossilized
What is fossilized dung?
It is dung that has become fossilized.
