Question

Fossils can be formed in the mud because

Answer 1

The correct answer is

Mud can prevent oxygen from reaching the dead organism

Fossils are formed in the mud because they can animals and animals die in it. Due to the lack of oxygen it dies inside the mus and gets converted into the fossils over a period of time.

There is a lack of oxygen there, the debris solidified and becomes hard.

The bones or shells of the animals are left as fossils in the mud.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Mud can prevent oxygen from reaching the dead organism

Explanation:

Fossils are formed in a whole of separate ways, but most are produced when a plant or creature vanishes in a watery atmosphere and is immersed in mud and silt. Soft tissues immediately disintegrate leaving the hard bones or shells behind. Over time debris builds over the top and solidifies into rock.. and mud prevent the oxygen to reach dead organism.