STEP 1, An organism dies and sinks into mud., STEP 5, Minerals in groundwater replace decaying bone with rock., STEP 3, Layers of sediment pile up on top of the bones., STEP 2, The organism's soft, fleshy parts are eaten or decompose, leaving only bone., STEP 4, The sediment turns to rock making a mold, an impression, around the bones..

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