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What helps fossils last a long time?

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The most common directly preserved fossils are unaltered hard parts of a living organism, like shells, teeth, and bones. ... After the remains of an organism have been buried and cemented within sediment, water percolating through the sediment leaches out the fossil. This leaves a cavity in the rock, called a mold.

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4) Yaxchilan Lintel 24

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