The process of becoming fossilized; fossilization, or the collective remains of fossils in a given geological layer or formation.
From fossil plus -age suffix (denoting a process, state, or collective noun), creating a noun form parallel to 'drainage' or 'linkage.'
The fossilage in a single layer of rock can tell scientists an entire story—a snapshot of an ancient ocean, desert, or forest frozen in time with thousands of organisms!
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