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Fossilization Process

The fossilization process involves an animal's remains being buried and preserved by sediment buildup over time. Under pressure and through chemical reactions, the sediments turn to rock and the bones are replaced with minerals, forming fossils. Fossils remain trapped in the rock until uncovered, and the fossil record provides evidence of evolutionary changes to life over billions of years, despite some gaps, supporting that life is old and has changed over time.

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Fossilization Process

The fossilization process involves an animal's remains being buried and preserved by sediment buildup over time. Under pressure and through chemical reactions, the sediments turn to rock and the bones are replaced with minerals, forming fossils. Fossils remain trapped in the rock until uncovered, and the fossil record provides evidence of evolutionary changes to life over billions of years, despite some gaps, supporting that life is old and has changed over time.

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FOSSILIZATION PROCESS

STEP 1

• An animal dies and is buried before the


remains are completely destroyed.
STEP 2

• Over time, layers of sediment build up and


press down on the buried remains.
STEP 3

• Dissolved minerals, transported by ground-


waters in the sediment, fill tiny spaces in the
bones. The combination of pressure, chemical
reactions and time eventually turns the
sediments into rock and the bones into
mineralised fossils.
STEP 4

• The fossils remain within the rock until


uncovered through erosion or excavation.
FOSSIL EVIDENCE

• HOW DOES A FOSSIL BRINGS


MESSAGE FROM THE PAST?
FOSSIL EVIDENCE
• The fossil record provides
snapshots of the past that,
when assembled, illustrate a
panorama of evolutionary
change over the past four
billion years. The picture may
be smudged in places and may
have bits missing, but fossil
evidence clearly shows that life
is old and has changed over
time.

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