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a fossil as â€œany remains, trace, or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in the earthâ€™s crust since some past geologic or prehistoric time.â€ The field

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The process by which the porosity of a given form of sediment is decreased as a result of its mineral grains being squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediment or by mechanical means.

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the binding together of particles or other things by cement.

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a layer of sedimentary rock or soil, or igneous rockthat were formed at the Earth's surface, with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers.

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the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

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wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.

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an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion.

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Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat, pressure, or some other agent without passing through a liquid phase.

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Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water

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is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.