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The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood.
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In due course of time, the organic material decayed, and the skeleton underneath fossilized over longer timescales.
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
This layer then preserved the surface underneath it in three dimensions as the dinosaur’s organic matter continued decaying before its skeleton eventually fossilized.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Starting with a clean cast-iron pan is a must:any residue left on the surface will fossilize between layers of seasoning, creating an uneven surface and damaging the pan’s nonstick properties.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Knowledge of just how the specimens became fossilized in the region has remained limited.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
This layer then preserved the surface underneath it in three dimensions as the dinosaur’s organic matter continued decaying before its skeleton eventually fossilized.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Starting with a clean cast-iron pan is a must:any residue left on the surface will fossilize between layers of seasoning, creating an uneven surface and damaging the pan’s nonstick properties.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Knowledge of just how the specimens became fossilized in the region has remained limited.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Fossilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossilize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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fossilize
verb
fos·sil·ize
ˈfäs-ə-ˌlīz 
fossilized; fossilizing
: to change or become changed into a fossil
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