fossilise's Usage Examples:

skeletal elements were likely consumed by porcupines before they could fossilise.

As soft-bodied organisms, they would normally not fossilise.

"Énergies renouvelables : Mayotte se « fossilise » toujours à 95%" (in French).

invertebrates are more frequently preserved because their hard parts fossilise more readily—for example, shell, armor, plates, tests, exoskeleton, jaws.

the nemerteans, these organisms lack a coelom and are thus unlikely to fossilise.

bilateria didn't lay eggs in sediment, where they would be likely to fossilise.

These ossicles fossilise well and there are beds of limestone dating from the Lower Carboniferous.

Both the oligochaetes and the leeches, having no hard parts, do not fossilise well.

organisms so effectively that dead materials accumulated long enough to fossilise on a large scale.

Simeone said he did not want to "fossilise [himself] with a rigid tactic," saying managers cannot have a favourite.

could cause apparently sudden changes in the fossil record, since embryos fossilise poorly.

calcareous substance; the calcareous substance can cause the materials to fossilise and once organic content is lost resulting in crystallisation, quartz.

ones, but the extent of their exploitation is unclear as they do not fossilise as well as animal bones.

organisms multiply prolifically, and many grow tiny skeletons which readily fossilise.

The delicate skeletons of bats do not fossilise well; it is estimated that only 12% of bat genera that lived have been.

Synonyms:

lapidify; petrify; fossilize; convert;

Antonyms:

disembark; get off; exit; stay; undeveloped;