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State to ways in which fossils forms? Explain​

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Fossils are formed in different ways, but most are formed when a plant or animal dies in a watery environment and is buried in mud and silt. Soft tissues quickly decompose leaving the hard bones or shells behind. Over time sediment builds over the top and hardens into rock.

Fossils form in five ways: preservation of original remains, permineralization, molds and casts, replacement, and compression

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Fossils form in five ways: preservation of original remains, permineralization, molds and casts, replacement, and compression. ... Index fossils help scientists to find the relative age of a rock layer and match it up with other rock layers.

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