Understanding 'fossilize' involves recognizing the immense time periods for geological change.

Geological Time

'Fossilize' typically requires specific conditions such as low oxygen and presence of minerals.

Natural Conditions

Fossilization is a rare event which makes fossils valuable for scientific research.

Rarity of Fossils

'Fossilize' can describe attitudes or systems that are outdated and resistant to change.

Metaphorical Use

When used metaphorically, 'fossilize' often implies stubbornness or a refusal to adapt.

Negative Connotation

'Fossilize' can mean to maintain cultural aspects in their original form, often for historical value.

Cultural Preservation

'Fossilize' can refer to language that doesn't change and thus may not reflect current usage.

Language Evolution

 focused on biomolecules so when we talk about biomolecules i mean proteins lipids sugars pigments um all kinds of sort of like molecular compounds that that make an organism function and make it look the way it does and so i'm not only interested in how they fossilize and how they preserve

Reimagining Dinosaurs...

 about what those beings looked like from the fossils, from the shape of the muscle attachments, something about the way they lived from the various artifacts found with them. But what about how they behaved? That's what he wanted to know. And of course, behavior doesn't fossilize.

Helping humans and...

 like a bog or a deep lake bottom, even better. That lack of oxygen will slow down your decay and give you more time to fossilize. So, let's say you're lucky enough to die and get buried in a shallow sea under muddy, sandy sediments. What's your next move?