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Top 5 Types of Fossils | Palaeobotany

The following points highlight the top five types of fossils. The types are: 1. Petrification 2. Cast or Incrustation 3. Impression 4. Compression 5. Rocks, Minerals, etc. of Organic Origin. Type # 1. Petrification: Petrification is the best but perhaps the rarest type of fossilisation. This literally means transformation of the organic tissues into stone. Although the actual process of [...]

By |2016-10-17T07:29:54+00:00October 17, 2016|Palaeobotany|Comments Off on Top 5 Types of Fossils | Palaeobotany

Top 8 Types of Fossils| Palaeobotany

The following points highlight the top eight types of fossils. The types are: 1. Petrified Fossils 2. Molds and Casts 3. Carbon Films 4. Trace Fossils 5. Preserved Remains 6. Compression 7. Impression 8. Pseudofossils. Type # 1. Petrified Fossils: The word petrifaction means turning into stones. The fossils form when minerals replace all or the parts of the organisms. [...]

By |2016-09-16T07:29:50+00:00September 16, 2016|Palaeobotany|Comments Off on Top 8 Types of Fossils| Palaeobotany
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