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AllanfromWales1 t1_j27z728 wrote

Can't speak for bone, but the bases of trees in a forest which is drowned due to sea level rise can remain as wood for many thousands of years. I suspect that in waterlogged but not anaerobic conditions the same would be true of bone.

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AllanfromWales1 t1_j280zjm wrote

On a similar note, bog bodies up to 10000 years old have been found preserved ("mummified") without fossilisation.

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