Are fossils of deep sea life exceptionally rare finds? Submitted by Kronzypantz t3_ztgmpd on December 23, 2022 at 2:15 PM in askscience 22 comments 17
[deleted] t1_j1geawi wrote on December 24, 2022 at 3:23 AM [removed] Permalink 1 Michkov t1_j1gthnt wrote on December 24, 2022 at 5:54 AM Why is lack of oxygen a detriment to fossilization? Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1guv7t wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:10 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 Michkov t1_j1gv72r wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:13 AM So there is a goldilocks zone of a certain lack of O to slow the decomposition, but enough to keep the mineralization going at a rate that the corpse fossilizes? Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1gvae5 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:15 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1hca58 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 10:08 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1hc5i0 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 10:06 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
Michkov t1_j1gthnt wrote on December 24, 2022 at 5:54 AM Why is lack of oxygen a detriment to fossilization? Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1guv7t wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:10 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 Michkov t1_j1gv72r wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:13 AM So there is a goldilocks zone of a certain lack of O to slow the decomposition, but enough to keep the mineralization going at a rate that the corpse fossilizes? Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1gvae5 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:15 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1hca58 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 10:08 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1hc5i0 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 10:06 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
[deleted] t1_j1guv7t wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:10 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 Michkov t1_j1gv72r wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:13 AM So there is a goldilocks zone of a certain lack of O to slow the decomposition, but enough to keep the mineralization going at a rate that the corpse fossilizes? Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1gvae5 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:15 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1hca58 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 10:08 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1hc5i0 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 10:06 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
Michkov t1_j1gv72r wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:13 AM So there is a goldilocks zone of a certain lack of O to slow the decomposition, but enough to keep the mineralization going at a rate that the corpse fossilizes? Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1gvae5 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:15 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j1hca58 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 10:08 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
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