autolithified

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A form of autolithify — To become a fossil without any external influence.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of autolithify

    The bacteria became coated with a thin layer of Fe-carbonate (siderite) and autolithified.

    2015 October 8, “Description of a Well Preserved Fetus of the European Eocene Equoid Eurohippus messelensis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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