2007-10-09 14:00:09 · 11 answers · asked by Christy D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The being has to die, covered over by sediments and pressure applied to mold the remains to the sediments.
2007-10-09 14:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The structure must avoid being obliterated, the material in which it lies (say mud or ash) must hold the shape for a very long time, and materials must leach into the cavity and solidify. My opinion.
2007-10-09 14:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bones must be under enourmus pressure and heat over a very long period of time.
2007-10-10 03:14:40 · answer #3 · answered by moksud k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
earth or ice or amber (rarely but sometimes open air) preserve the specamin in conditions which make decomposition difficult or impossible.
2007-10-09 14:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
C. The organism must go through a process of petrification
2016-03-19 08:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cataclysmic earthquake/mudslide, a few millenium and then someone to come along and discover them.
2007-10-09 15:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by lily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
time and object must be still
2007-10-09 14:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by Amber K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots and lots of time
2007-10-09 14:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
heat, pressure, and time
2007-10-09 14:02:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
decomposition and time
2007-10-09 14:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by double choc crunch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋