Question

The soft parts of dead plants and animals do not often become fossils becuase they decompose rapidly. List three substances that might prevent decay

Answer 1

There are some things that can prevent decay, one if them is ice, an example of that is a frozen mammoth, ice can prevent the body from decaying, another thing is amber, it can trap an insect and prevent it from decaying, lastly there is tar, a substance that covers thing in a black substance that prevents it from decaying.