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12.1 The Fossil Record KEY CONCEPT Specific environmental conditions are necessary in order for fossils to form.
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12.1 The Fossil Record

KEY CONCEPT Specific environmental conditions are necessary in order for fossils to form.

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12.1 The Fossil Record

Fossils can form in several ways.

• Permineralization occurs when minerals carried by water are deposited around a hard structure.

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• A natural cast forms when flowing water removes all of the original tissue, leaving an impression.

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• Trace fossils record the activity of an organism.

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• Amber-preserved fossils are organisms that become trapped in tree resin that hardens after the tree is buried.

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• Preserved remains form when an entire organism becomes encased in material such as ice.

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• Specific conditions are needed for fossilization.• Only a tiny percentage of living things became fossils.


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