Fossil Finds

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Paleogeologist knows a fossilization process only begins when an organism dies and immediately covers with mud or silt before it gets ruined by scavengers. After being covered under earth’s surface, minerals in the water replace the minerals in the organism’s tissues, and bones are the most common tissues for mineral replacements. Because the soft parts of the body usually decays and left with the hardest parts to be buried. After much time has passed the body of the organism will slowly turn into a sedimentary rock. This process would sometimes take up to millions of years; therefore fossils do not form easily.
However the fossil record is one of the strongest lines of evidence for evolution. It provides Paleogeologist a unique view into the history of life by showing the features of life in the past. Paleogeologist usually discovered fossils near the earth’s surface, “if a preserved fossil escapes destruction by geological forces, it may become exposed by erosion” (text book 103). Forbes Quarry Neanderthal may be brought to the earth surface by the forces that uplift segments of th...

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