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Why do only the hard parts of organisms generally leave fossils?
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Why do only the hard parts of organisms generally leave fossils?

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The soft parts usually degrade and break down easily while the hard parts remain for longer periods of times. This makes it so that the imprint gets out into the surface, making a fossil.
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