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Having to do with algae
algal
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precipitation of a binding material around grains in rocks
cementation
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composed of detritus, which are small fragments such as gravel, sand, or silt
clastic
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decrease in the volume of sediments that results from continued deposition above them
compaction
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the fossilized undigestible residue that has passed through the alimentary canal of some animal
coprolite
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a mass of fragments worn away from rock; detritus
debris
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uplift and subsidence of large land masses without significant deformation
epeirogenic
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highly polished, well-rounded pebbles believed to have been stomach stones of dinosaurs
gastroliths
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without a backbone
invertebrate
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the process by which rocks are formed from sediment
lithification
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found in the sea; produced by the sea
marine
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paleontology of minute fossils
micropaleontology
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formation of mountain ranges by folds, faults, upthrusts, and overthrusts
orogenic
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the study of plants through the study of fossils
paleobotany
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the science of plant and animal fossils
paleontology
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a petrifying; conversion of organic matter into stone or a substance of stony hardness
petrifaction
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turned into stone
petrified
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formation of mineral grains in a rock while in the solid state
recrystallization
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a relatively dense current that movves along the bottom slope of a body of standing water
turbidity current
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having a backbone
vertebrate
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