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what is the meaning of fossilized
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What part of an organism usually fossilizes?
usually the skeletons, unlees we're talking about sharks, then the teeth.
How long does it take for amber to form naturally?
Amber forms naturally over millions of years as tree resin hardens and fossilizes.
What is the oldest your skeleton can get?
Your skeleton can remain long after you are dead, especially so when it fossilizes. Some skeletons of dinosaurs are several millions of years old.
Could Velociraptors vocalize with each other?
It's impossible to know, because the parts of the body that create vocalizations are soft tissue that almost never fossilizes.
How can the original remains of an insect be preserved as a amber fossil?
The insect is engulfed in liquid tree sap, which then dries becoming solid then fossilizes over millions of years to become amber.
How long does it take for amber to form in nature?
Amber forms over millions of years as tree resin hardens and fossilizes, a process that can take anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of years.
How do fossil records form?
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.
What describes why the fossil record for invertebrates is fragmentary?
Most invertebrates do not fossilize because of the lack of bones or exoskeleton. Soft tissue rarely fossilizes. B for PLATO users
Were there any venomous dinosaurs?
We don't know. Venom isn't something that fossilizes well. Although there are venomous dinosaurs in the movie, "Jurassic Park," that's just speculation. There MIGHT have been, but nobody's found any evidence to that effect yet.
Where do stalactites came from?
Caves are damp places, so when a drip of water forms on the ceiling, and does not fall, eventually, it sort of fossilizes. As more drips form, over millions of years, the stalactite lengthens. The fossilization occurs because the water in caves is rich with minerals.(A way to remember the names of the formations is StalaCtites come from the Ceiling, and StalaGmites are on the Ground)
How do insects or small animals become preserved in amber?
Amber is sap from a tree that has hardened and when an insect gets stuck in it, the sap covers it completely over a long period of time. It preserves the insect because there is nothing in the amber that acts as a decomposer.
What animals or organism fossilizes the quickest?
The answer depends on the subjects "Preservation potential". This in turn, depends on a number of factors: durable body parts:- teeth, bone, shell... where they died: on a cliff top has lower potential than the sea floor What their life mode was: burrowing animals have a higher potential than flying ones... So- the ultimate is: a hard shelled burrowing animal that lives in the sea... Hence the dominance in the fossil record of sea living, hard shelled invertebrates.
