David adds, 'We don't know about many dinosaurs that lived in jungle or mountain environments. Fossils are very unlikely to form in such situations.' The most common way an animal such as a dinosaur ...

A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a dead organism. The process by which a fossil is formed is called fossilisation. It’s very rare for living things to become fossilised.

Understanding how fossils are formed, where they're best preserved, and where they are found is imperative for experts to ...

These kinds of fossils can be formed in two major ways. Casts occur when the decaying remains dissolve completely and leave a space that becomes filled-in or replaced by sediment which then ...