Carbonaceous film (paleontology)

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title: Carbonaceous film (paleontology)
text: A carbonaceous film or carbon film is an organism outline of a fossil. It is a type of fossil found in any rock when organic material is compressed, leaving only a carbon residue or film. When an organism is buried under many layers of sediment, pressure and heat increase during diagenesis and if the organism lacks a hard skeleton, it will only leave this thin film of carbon residue on rock surfaces. The soft tissues of organisms are made largely of organic carbon compounds. Sometimes, fossils c
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description: Evidence of prehistoric life
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