how long does a bone take to fossolize
2007-06-24 20:54:44 · 3 answers · asked by andy l 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
A fossil is nothing more than some sign of life. It may be a footprint, a shell, a bone, a cave painting...just anything that is an indication of previous life...of any age. It could be last month's footprint in the mud. So, fossils can take a long, or short, time to 'fossilize.' To fossilize a bone can take years in a active travertine deposit or millions of years in a desert environment.
By the way, Jeremy, its 'silicon' not 'silacon', and Bibical Science News provided a poor example, and is a poor reference, for this subject.
2007-06-25 01:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by ekil422 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fossilize not fossolize. It depends on the type of fossilization. I assume you mean typical dinosaur bones. First it has to be buried in volcanic ash filled bentonite mud flows in water, then ground water has to carry the silacon (natural glass, also called quartz) into the bone and fill it or replace its cell structure. But it has to be accomplished before the bone is destroyed. From a few months to a few years at most.
2007-06-25 04:24:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy Auldaney 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Millions of years.
2007-06-27 14:05:58 · answer #3 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋