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fossilisation

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Noun1.fossilisation - the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
fossilization
natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
petrifaction, petrification - the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
2.fossilisation - becoming inflexible or out of date
fossilization
passage, transition - the act of passing from one state or place to the next


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