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How do fossil records form?

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9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Typically something dies and gets buried in sediment. Over time the sediment transforms to sedimentary rock and the remains of the dead plant or animal fossilizes. There are a few variants on this but that is the basic process.

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