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How fossils form
 When
an animal dies, its soft parts rot away quickly, but if its bones or
shell are buried in mud they may turn to stone and form a fossil. Over
millions of years, water seeps through the mud and dissolves the shell
or bone, leaving a hollow, or mold.
Minerals
in the water may harden in the mold to form a cast.
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