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    The document discusses fossils and the fossilization process. It defines a fossil as the remains or traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock. The key conditions for fossilization are rapid burial, a hard skeleton, a suitable environment, and lack of oxygen. Fossils can be actual remains of organisms, altered remains through processes like carbonization or replacement, or traces of organisms through molds, casts, or tracks. Fossils provide important information about ancient habitats, geography, evolution, correlations between geological formations, and past ecosystems. Marine environments generally provide more favorable conditions for fossilization than terrestrial environments.

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    The document discusses fossils and the fossilization process. It defines a fossil as the remains or traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock. The key conditions for fossilization are rapid burial, a hard skeleton, a suitable environment, and lack of oxygen. Fossils can be actual remains of organisms, altered remains through processes like carbonization or replacement, or traces of organisms through molds, casts, or tracks. Fossils provide important information about ancient habitats, geography, evolution, correlations between geological formations, and past ecosystems. Marine environments generally provide more favorable conditions for fossilization than terrestrial environments.

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    The document discusses fossils and the fossilization process. It defines a fossil as the remains or traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock. The key conditions for fossilization are rapid burial, a hard skeleton, a suitable environment, and lack of oxygen. Fossils can be actual remains of organisms, altered remains through processes like carbonization or replacement, or traces of organisms through molds, casts, or tracks. Fossils provide important information about ancient habitats, geography, evolution, correlations between geological formations, and past ecosystems. Marine environments generally provide more favorable conditions for fossilization than terrestrial environments.

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    The document discusses fossils and the fossilization process. It defines a fossil as the remains or traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock. The key conditions for fossilization are rapid burial, a hard skeleton, a suitable environment, and lack of oxygen. Fossils can be actual remains of organisms, altered remains through processes like carbonization or replacement, or traces of organisms through molds, casts, or tracks. Fossils provide important information about ancient habitats, geography, evolution, correlations between geological formations, and past ecosystems. Marine environments generally provide more favorable conditions for fossilization than terrestrial environments.

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    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY

    Historical Geology
    Historical Geology (G 102) (G 102)
    Fossils and Fossilization
    Fossils and Fossilization
    Dr. Osama E.A.
    Dr. Osama E.A.
    Attia
    Attia
    (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up")
    Remains or traces of any recognizable
    organic structure, whether of plants or
    animals, preserved in rocks to indicate
    extinct life
    What conditions promote fossilization?
    What conditions promote fossilization?
    1- Rapid Burial 2- Hard Skeleton
    3- Suitable Environment 4- Lack of Oxygen
    Fossilization: It covers the survival of the
    organism's remains after death and its transition into a
    fossil.
    What is a Fossil?
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    I s I t fossil or Not?
    1. Actual Remains of the Organism:
    a- Remains of the entire
    organism : ex. Mammoth
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    1. Actual Remains of the Organism:
    a- Remains of the entire
    organism :ex. I nsect in Amber
    1. Actual Remains of the Organism:
    b- Remains of the original hard parts
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    2. Altered Remains of the Organism:
    a- Carbonization
    b- Permineralization
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    2. Altered Remains of the Organism:
    C- Replacement:
    ex. Petrified wood
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    2. Altered Remains of the Organism:
    C- Replacement:
    ex. Pyritization
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    External Mold
    ex. Pelecypod mold
    Internal Mold
    (Steinkern)
    ex. Pelecypod steinkerns
    Molds Casts
    ex. Pelecypod Cast
    Imprints
    ex. Leaf Imprints
    Fish Imprints
    Preservation of the Original Form
    3. Preservation of the Original form:
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    Making Molds and Casts
    a. Molds and Casts
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    3. Preservation of the Original form:
    b- Imprints: ex. Leaf Imprints
    ex. Fish Imprint
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    4. Preservation of tracks of the organism:
    a- Foot Prints
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    b. Tracks: an impression made by a single foot.
    c. Trackway: a number of tracks made during a single trip.
    d. Trail: an impression made by an animal without leg.
    e. Burrow: a hole or holes an animal dug into loose sediment (like mud).
    f. Borings: a hole or holes an animal dug into a hard substrate (like wood
    or rock).
    4. Preservation of tracks of the organism:
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    5. Preservation of Coprolites:
    Coprtolites Coprtolites = = korpos korpos meaning meaning dung dung and ; and ; litho litho meaning meaning stone stone
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    Preservational
    Preservational
    Conditions in Marine &
    Conditions in Marine &
    Terresterial
    Terresterial
    Environments
    Environments
    Marine Environment
    Marine Environment
    Terresterial
    Terresterial
    Environment
    Environment

    Conditions of fossilization
    Conditions of fossilization
    much more favorable.
    much more favorable.

    Deposition more common
    Deposition more common

    Conditions of fossilization
    Conditions of fossilization
    less favorable.
    less favorable.

    Deposition less common
    Deposition less common

    Organisms are buried
    Organisms are buried
    immediately after death
    immediately after death

    Chances of preservation
    Chances of preservation
    very common
    very common

    Organisms are not buried
    Organisms are not buried
    immediately after death
    immediately after death

    Chances of preservation
    Chances of preservation
    poor
    poor
    Large number of organisms my
    Large number of organisms my
    covered & preserved in sea
    covered & preserved in sea
    bottom and ocean floor
    bottom and ocean floor
    Few number of organisms my
    Few number of organisms my
    covered & preserved as in :
    covered & preserved as in :
    volcanic ash, dust,
    volcanic ash, dust,
    vaves
    vaves
    , rivers,
    , rivers,
    lakes, etc
    lakes, etc

    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY


    Habitat Paleogeography
    Evolution Chronology
    Correlation Paleoecology
    SIGNIFICANCE
    OF
    FOSSILS
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    Habitat Paleogeography
    Evolution Chronology
    Correlation Paleoecology
    SIGNIFICANCE
    OF
    FOSSILS
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    Habitat Paleogeography
    Evolution Chronology
    Correlation Paleoecology
    SIGNIFICANCE
    OF
    FOSSILS
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    Habitat Paleogeography
    Evolution Chronology
    Correlation Paleoecology
    SIGNIFICANCE
    OF
    FOSSILS
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    Habitat Paleogeography
    Evolution Chronology
    Correlation Paleoecology
    SIGNIFICANCE
    OF
    FOSSILS
    Mohamed Fouad ALY Mohamed Fouad ALY
    Habitat Paleogeography
    Evolution Chronology
    Correlation Paleoecology
    SIGNIFICANCE
    OF
    FOSSILS

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