Wood shrinkage during fossilisation and its ...
WEBSep 1, 2021 · Silicified wood provides evidence of microbial degradation. ... We describe and quantify characteristics and magnitudes of postmortem shrinkage in fossil wood based on examples of silicified stems from various late Paleozoic to Cenozoic geological settings and localities. 2. ... as mainly seen in coal balls or cherts (, Schopf, 1970, ...