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The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood.
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Until recently, scientists thought arthropods flourished during the Cambrian Period (538-485 million years ago), which came before the period in which the specimen found by Parry's team was fossilized, according to Oxford University.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Unlucky for the wee beast, yes, but the circumstances of its demise proved fortunate for paleontologists: Its body was encased in iron-rich, oxygen-poor sediment that fostered the formation of the mineral pyrite, also called fool’s gold, fossilizing the arthropod in opulent fashion.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
But unfortunately, brain tissue — not to mention behavior — doesn’t fossilize.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Common species are more likely to be fossilized than rare ones.
—Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Unlucky for the wee beast, yes, but the circumstances of its demise proved fortunate for paleontologists: Its body was encased in iron-rich, oxygen-poor sediment that fostered the formation of the mineral pyrite, also called fool’s gold, fossilizing the arthropod in opulent fashion.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
But unfortunately, brain tissue — not to mention behavior — doesn’t fossilize.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Common species are more likely to be fossilized than rare ones.
—Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Fossilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossilize. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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fossilize
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fos·sil·ize
ˈfäs-ə-ˌlīz 
fossilized; fossilizing
: to change or become changed into a fossil
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