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Of course such fossils are possible- we found them! What happens if a tree is half buried? If that tree dies it will rot (the part that is exposed) and that is what YECs are saying. If a lava flow buries a tree without burning it I would be impressed. If a mudslide buries it well that isn't gradual. There aren't many trees around sand dunes...
The whole point is it takes rapid burial to have any chance of fossilization.
--Not necessarily. Fossilization simply requires the necessary environmental conditions (of course). The rate of burial is not the only possible method by which fossilization is attained--as is clear from any geological analysis of the documented "fossil forests" (eg. Yellowstone and Joggins). Even a period of rapid burial does not necessarily imply fossilization of that which is buried--subsequent subsurface decay by soil microorganisms, bioturbation, soil alkalinity/acidity, etc. can destroy the organism as well as traces of them.
--Edited for clarity.
Cheers,
-Chris Grose
[This message has been edited by TrueCreation, 04-30-2004]
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