An how long does it for a bone to 'become' a fossil?
2007-01-07 06:17:06 · 7 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
oops, how long does it take ...
2007-01-07 06:17:43 · update #1
It takes the right burial environment for a bone to be fossilized. The bone material is replaced by minerals. So for this to happen the bone must be buried in anoxic environment where fluid(mineral) replacement will take place. You want an anoxic (no oxygen)environment so it does not decompose by micro-organism. Something on the surface of the earth will break down and not be mineralized. But a creature buried soon after its death and is in a no oxygen environment; plus with the right mineral replacement, the bones will fossilize. Bones in a coffin will not mineralize- no mineral replacement. Mineralization can take months or millions of years- it just depends on the burial environment.
2007-01-07 10:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by BigOil 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes human remains as all other animal bones do fossilize. There are human fossils from Africa that were determined to be 200,000 years old rather than the 135,000 years as previously thought. So they can become fossilized in under 200,000 years . As fossilization is on a continuum, and would occur at different rates under different conditions, at some time it it considered a fossil. Check out National Georaphic's site.
2007-01-15 03:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by lyyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how you would prove that the bones found actually belonged to Jesus. Even if you could, that would mean that you found the bones of person named Jesus. But many people do believe a person named Jesus lived, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the man was the son of God as far as a lot of people are concerned. But according to the Bible, he physically arose from the dead and ascended into heaven. So if you believe the Bible, his bones aren't on earth anyway. Hope you are having a good day.
2016-03-14 02:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human bones are fundamentally similar to most animals. fossilisation is a process in which the minerals and bone marrow etc. crystalise. so yes they can. This process can take any time depending on the environment but i would say atleast 5 million years.
2007-01-07 06:25:00 · answer #4 · answered by jake1kenobi98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they do, just like any other Bone, as to how long it takes depends on the conditions they are in
2007-01-07 06:26:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and probably well over 500,000 years.
2007-01-07 06:21:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose they do.... probably takes hundreds of years.
2007-01-07 06:25:23 · answer #7 · answered by Caroline 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ......
2007-01-15 04:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by ben wa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋