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What is a cast fossil?

What is a cast fossil? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, which is in the general form of the original organism.
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The formation of a mold fossil is the first process in the creation of a cast fossil.
They can replicate the formation of a cast fossil by mixing plaster of paris outdoors and filling in animal tracks with it.
Sometimes minerals fill in the mould resulting in cast fossil which gives the idea of external features of animals.
If the space in the rock is filled up with mineral salts dissolved in the water, a cast fossil is produced.
The fossil fuel industry, including the American Petroleum Institute lobby group and Peabody Coal, has cast fossil fuels as a route out of poverty in the developing world.

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