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Fossils?

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:05 am
by BRiTT
i have a question..

Why are soft parts fossils so hard to find?

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:26 pm
by leemays
BRiTT,

Scientists think that the process of fossilization usually takes a long time, and that soft parts, like muscle, decay before it can fossilize. If you want to learn more about fossils, try one of these sites:

http://www.rom.on.ca/quiz/fossil/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjec ... nofossils/
http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/fossils/

Or you can type "fossils" into any search engine and explore!