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Identify the Modes of Preservation and the Organism. Unaltered Soft Parts Altere

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Question

Identify the Modes of Preservation and the Organism.

Unaltered Soft Parts Altered Soft Parts Charcoalification Carbonization Unaltered Hard Parts Altered Hard Parts Recrystallization
Calcification Pyritization Permineralization Authigenic Cementation Casts Molds trackway Coprolites
Trace Fossils Steinkens   

4. Modes of preservation (cont.) 4.5 4.5 Organism: Mode of preservation: FIZZ TEST Does this fizz when HCl (a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid) is added? Answer: Yes 4.6 4.6 Organism: Mode of preservation: FIZZ TEST Does this fizz when HCl (a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid) is added? Answer: Yes, except for the brass colored parts.

Explanation / Answer

4.4 organism - Mold

Mode of Preservation: Authigenic

4.5organism - Steinkens

Mode of Preservation: Recrystallization

4.6 organism - Trace Fossils

Mode of Preservation: Permineralization

4.7 organism - Coprolites

Mode of Preservation: Calcification

4.8 Organism :Trackway

Mode of Preservation: Carbonization

4.9 Organism :Unaltered Hard Parts

Mode of Preservation: Cementation

4.10 Organism :Cast

Mode of Preservation: Pyritization