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Fossilized

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inflexibleNot willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
ossifiedHaving undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).

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ossifiedHaving undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).
inflexibleNot willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
fossilnounThe mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
rigidnounStiff, rather than flexible.
prefossilizedFossilized earlier than surrounding material.
subfossilizedPartially fossilized
taphonomisedpreserved as a fossil
autochthonousNative to the place where found; indigenous.
well-preserved(of an old, possibly ancient, object) in good condition considering its age.
postsedimentary(geology) Following sedimentation
epizooticnoun(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
rockennoun(now archaic) Consisting or made of rock or rocky material.
rupestriannounOccurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls
hypozoic(geology) older than the lowest rocks which contain organic remains
paleocrysticnounOf, pertaining to, or derived from a former glacial formation; composed of ancient ice.
mammaliferous(geology, archaic) Containing mammalian remains.
palæontologicalObsolete form of paleontological. [Of or pertaining to paleontology.]
archivedHaving been placed into an archive.
paleo-organismnounA prehistoric organism.
archaeologicnounPertaining to archaeology.

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