How can organisms be fossilized?

Answer 1

You fossilize something by having it first fall in rock... then it gets covered in setimentary rock.... most likely and stays over in rock for many years. It then gets covered in rock and hardens and is fossilized!

Answer 2

First of all, the animal that died had to be quickly and fully covered by a substance that prevents oxygen getting to the corpse and starting a process of decomposition. Drowning in mud or quickly getting covered by a thick layer of sand would be some of the things to do the trick.

Over a very considerable period of time, the original minerals of the body parts would mostly dissolve, the resulting 'empty' spaces being replaced by other, rock-like minerals that form an exact copy of the original parts.

Answer 3

Organisms can be fossilized when they become buried in sediment or other material that eventually hardens into rock. Over time, the organic material of the organism can be replaced by minerals, preserving its structure in the rock. This process is known as mineralization and can result in the formation of fossils.

Answer 4

Different chemical and physical processes create fossils. Some of these processes are freezing, drying and encasement in tar or resin.