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Because for much of the earth's early history, living things were made up of soft tissue only.

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Q: Why do we only have fossils of a fraction of the thing have existed on earth?
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The remains of a once living thing?

Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that have been turned to stone.


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What part of the fossils are found?

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Are gems fossils?

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