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What are the conditions that favor fossil formation?

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Rapid burial and possession of hard part (skeleton, shell,etc)

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What conditions favor fossil preservation?
1) Rapid Burial 2) possession of hard part (skeleton, shell,etc)
Which conditions are worst for fossil formation?
Weathering
What conditions are best for fossil formation?
The plant or animal must be encased in a substance that prevents destruction or erosion. Ice, tar, or layers of mud or clay can isolate the remains from sunlight, air, and consumption by other...
Which conditions are best for fossil formation?
Probably the best condition for fossil creation/preservation would be aqueous catastrophism (ie... flood), stratum deposited in rapid succession. Quick coverage of plant or life form would/do present...
What conditions needed for fossil formation?
wet, rainy weather, to let there be mud, that usually is hard "rock, dirt" an animal steps in it, then there is a foot place left there