Preservation fossils: can occur when an animal is trapped in tar, skin and hair often remain intact, can occur in freezing conditions, insects inside amber, Permineralization/petrification fossils: minerals are left behind when living thing dissolves and new minerals form, organic matter completely replaced, an example is petrified wood in a tree, fossil strongly resembles original living thing but is heavier, Cast and Mold fossils: form after living thing dissolves, an impression of a once-living organism, 3-D example of something alive in past, common with shells and prehistoric arthropods, carbonization fossils: carbon left behind during decomposition, common with reptiles and marine animals, detailed "carbon" copy of plant or fish, formed from pressure after being buried in sediment in bodies of water,

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