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Insects often get stuck in the sap of ancient trees. The sap along with the insect inside harden forming a fossil. What kind of fossil is this?

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Crystallization
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Crystallization

This is because insects that usually get stuck in sap tend to harden or crystallize, so they cannot get out. That is why it is a crystallization.
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