fossilized
Americanadjective
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(of the remains of an organism) having organic substances replaced with mineral ones; converted into a fossil.
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rigidly antiquated.
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having become the lifeless or disused remains of something; being merely a trace of the past.
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Researchers are also studying fossilized amber, dinosaur scales and bones from other dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The scans confirmed fossilized soft tissue in cut sections of the rib.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Chemical analysis of one of Thomas’s fossilized teeth has provided the most precise estimate yet of T. rex’s body temperature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Museum paleontologists excavated some 70% of Thomas’s fossilized skeleton in the early 2000s, making it one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
She found sea glass and a fossilized crab leg embedded in a concretion.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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