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Well-preserved fossils of whales and other organisms have been found in the southern parts of Mississippi. What could be a reason for this?

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Fossils are preserved in the rocks formed from the sediments deposited by rivers.

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Because it was underwater at some point and the layers of sediment settled over it which results in a well preserved fossil

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