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over years of being underground the pressure causes the organism to press into the rock and form a mold. this mold is the fossil and are found in sedimentary rock

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Fossils are formed in a number of 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.

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