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Fossils are evidence of living things that were alive many, many years ago and often consist of the skeletons of creatures imbedded in rock. Why don't fossils contain the animal's soft tissues, as well?
A. Because the soft tissues decayed before the
fossil could be formed
B. Because the rock always smashed the soft
tissues flat
C. Because the rock breaks down soft tissues
D. Because the soft tissues were always eaten
by scavengers
What is
A. Because the soft tissues decayed before the
fossil could be formed