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Biological Anthropology - Fossils Lecture
- Course
- Biological Anthropology
- Institution
- Mission College Santa Clara
Paleontologists study extinct organisms by looking at their fossilized remains. Fossils are buried in geological strata, layers of sediment. Buried skeletal remains absorb minerals and eventually their inorganic tissues are replaced or petrified in stone. Other fossils may be preserved skin, hair o...
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