Fossilization Process Flashcards
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Fossil
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Fossil is the Remains or Impression of a prehistoric animal preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
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Organism Fossilize Requirement
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- Have a hard shell (or part)
- Avoid from destruction after death
- Immediately burried under material that can prevent further decomposition
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Main Preservation Process
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- Preservation of the soft part
- Preservation of the hard part
- Preservation from hard part that have changed
- Preservation of the remains or trace
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Preservation of the organism soft part condition
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The organism must buried in materials that can prevent it from decomposition
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Material that can prevent decomposition of the organism soft part
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Frozen soil (permafrost), soil that strong against abbreviations and tree’s sap