fossilization
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- noun
- /ˌfɑːsɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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fósilización
- The fossilization of the dinosaur bones took millions of years as minerals gradually replaced the original material.
- fossilization of individual genes
Much of our knowledge of what I'm talking about is based on fossilisation, and stone fossilises much longer than wood.
- Much of our knowledge of what I'm talking about is based on fossilisation, and stone fossilises much longer than wood.
Examples
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Formerly, it was thought that fossilization eliminated all DNA.
Fiction book (1990) -
In so doing, he and Parrish not only freed themselves from handling full-size fossils or casts, but they could also digitally remove distortions in the original vertebrae left by fossilization.
Academic text (2007) -
The calcium in the bones is replaced during fossilization.
Fiction book (2001) -
Other urchins appear to have been broken before fossilization and may have been killed by crabs or fish.
Academic text (1992) -
Much of our knowledge of what I'm talking about is based on fossilisation, and stone fossilises much longer than wood.
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Fossilization of the opsin gene for violet-sensitive vision is depicted in the diagram.
Academic text (2006) -
The fossilization of individual genes, sets of genes that build metabolic pathways, or even larger groups of genes has important consequences for the evolution of an organism's descendants.
Academic text (2006) -
Not only does the model enable the animal's posture to be manipulated experimentally, but it also corrects for the distortions and other damage caused by the fossilization of the original bones.
Academic text (2007) -
We are able to envision this scenario of an 80-million-year-old event thanks to the preservation and fossilization of eggs that occurred when floods did indeed wipe out the nesting attempts of thousands of dinosaurs.
Academic text (2002) -
Researchers are analyzing the fossilization process to learn more about how ancient species were preserved over time.
Synonyms
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A process where wood or other plants slowly turn into stone while keeping their shape
Natural changes that turn dead plants or animals into rock-like remains
A process that turns trees into stone, or a tree turned into stone
A process where minerals replace parts of dead animals or plants and keep their shape
Compounds
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Natural changes that turn dead plants or animals into rock-like remains
How Complete
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fossilization comes from the word fossil, from a Latin word fossilis meaning 'dug up', and a fossil is something from long ago that has been slowly replaced by minerals and 'turned to stone'. So fossilization is the process of a plant or animal being buried and slowly becoming stone.