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Fill in the blank: Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by_______ that hardens into rock over time.
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Fill in the blank: Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by_______ that hardens into rock over time.

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Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by sediments. The sediments slowly harden into rock and preserve the shapes of the organisms.
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Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by sediment that hardens into rock over a given time.
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