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WHAT IS THE SPACE LEFT IN THE SURROUNDING ROCK AFTER AN ORGANISM HAS BEEN BURIED DECOMPOSES AND DISSOLVES?
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A. MINERAL REPLACEMENT
B. MOLDS
C. ORIGINAL REMAINS
D. TRACE FOSSILS
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B. MOLDS
When an organism buried in sediment decomposes and its hard parts dissolve, the cavity left in the surrounding rock is called a mold. If that cavity later fills with minerals, the fill is called a cast.
When an organism buried in sediment decomposes and its hard parts dissolve, the cavity left in the surrounding rock is called a mold. If that cavity later fills with minerals, the fill is called a cast.
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