(January 13, 2019 at 3:37 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:Quote:"Fossils are formed in a number of different ways, but most are formed when a plant or animal dies in a watery environment and is buried in mud and silt. Soft tissues quickly decompose leaving the hard bones or shells behind. Over time sediment builds over the top and hardens into rock. As the encased bones decay, minerals seep in replacing the organic material cell by cell in a process called "petrification." Alternatively the bones may completely decay leaving a cast of the organism. The void left behind may then fill with minerals making a stone replica of the organism. "
Funny how there's no mention of a flood, though...
Boru
Come on now, I know you've got to be smarter than this.
"Watery environment"
"Buried in mud and slit"
If it's watery and something is burying it, what do you suppose that could be? You swimming with a shovel?
I'm sure there are sources that say "flooding", but do we really need to delve that deep into it? If so, I'm sure we can.
