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permineralization
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permineralization [pər‚min·rə·lə′zā·shən]
(geology)
A fossilization process whereby additional minerals are deposited in the pore spaces of originally hard animal parts.
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However, transverse sections of permineralized specimens indicate that they bore three wings, one of which often remains hidden in the sediment behind the two wings exposed in the original fracture surface.
Phylogenetic distribution and identification of fin-winged fruits by Manchester, Steven R.; O'Leary, Elizabeth L. / The Botanical Review
Uniquely trained as both geologist and botanist, he was skilled in the microscopic analysis of permineralized plant anatomy, and appreciated the enormous potential of fossil charcoal as an untapped source of systematic information.
Sir William Dawson (1820-1899): a very modern paleobotanist by Falcon-Lang, Howard J.; Calder, John H. / Atlantic Geology
Permineralized fruits of Diplopanax (Cornaceae, Mastixioideae) from the Middle Eocene Princeton Chert of British Columbia.
Fossil record and age of the Asteridae by Martinez-Millan, Marcela / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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