GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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GENERAL SCIENCE

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A paleontologist discovers a fossil that is paper-thin and made up of mostly carbon. What fossilization process formed it?
A
mold and cast
B
petrification
C
carbonization
D
amber formation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Carbonization. Carbonized fossil remains (also called carbonizations) may result when organisms are rapidly buried, especially in low-oxygen conditions. Carbonized remains are thin, approximately two-dimensional films of carbon preserved on a flat surface of rock.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fossils are the remains or traces of ancient life that have been preserved by natural processes. Examples of fossil include shells, bones, stone imprints of animals or microbes, exoskeletons, objects preserved in amber, petrified wood, coal, hair, oil, and DNA remnants. There are five types of fossils: Body Fossils.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carbonization is a type of fossil preservation in which the organism is preserved as a residual, thin film of carbon instead of the original organic matter. Leaves, fish, and graptolites are commonly preserved in this way. Compression of the original organism results in thin layers of carbon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fossils can be divided into different types according to the process by which they are formed or the evidence they have left behind. The method by which fossils are formed is termed fossilization. Fossilization is also known by the name ‘’Preservation”.

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