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rapid burial and possession of hard parts.

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Q: What governs preservation of fossils?
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Fossils in which replace all or part an organism?

The fossils belong to Petrifaction type of preservation.


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Lois Jackson Hussey has written: 'Collecting small fossils' -- subject(s): Collection and preservation, Fossils, Juvenile literature


Mummified animals found in dry caves can be examples of fossils with?

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What conditions make impression fossils form?

The best preservation and fossilization of fossils occurs in calm,aquatic environment.Exceptional preservation also occurs in fine-grained sediments in absence of oxygen.Both this environmental conditions allow easier formation of impression of trapped fossil plant of animal.Impression mainly form from fossils plants and animals that are later decomposed leaving their image shape on the country rock at the time.CONDITIONSWet conditionfine grained country rockaerobic condition that favor decomposition of the fossils leaving behind impression


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James Martin Monaco has written: 'Fee mining adventures & rock hunting expeditions in the U.S' -- subject(s): Collection and preservation, Directories, Fossils, Minerals, Rocks 'Fee mining and rockhounding adventures in the West' -- subject(s): Collection and preservation, Directories, Fossils, Minerals, Rocks


Is shale more likely than sand to preserve fossils?

No, shale is a finer-grained rock and will give better preservation than a sandstone.


What kind of habitat that is most likely to be rich in fossils?

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What are the types of fossils?

molds and casts, trace fossils, petrified wood, and carbon filmThe four types of fossils are mold fossils, cast fossils, true-form fossils, and trace fossils. Mold fossils are impressions from when the plant or animal first decomposed. Cast fossils are plant or animal remains. True-form fossils are remaining body parts from an animal. Trace fossils are marks that have been left by animal, such as footprints.


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