fossilisation

Definitions of fossilisation

1. noun

   the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
   synonyms: fossilization

   types:

   petrifaction, petrification

   the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

   type of:

   action, activity, natural action, natural process

   a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
2. noun

   becoming inflexible or out of date
   synonyms: fossilization

   type of:

   passage, transition

   the act of passing from one state or place to the next