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Why are so many fossils found in a single asphalt deposit?

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Why are so many fossils found in a single asphalt deposit?

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Large deposits of fossils and asphaltic sand formed in the same location by cyclic build-up over thousands of years. The asphalt was sticky enough to entrap a variety of Ice Age animals, both large and small, and is an excellent preservative for plant and animal remains.

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Individual asphalt deposits are the results of entrapment and accumulation over thousands, and in some cases tens of thousands, of years.

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